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From Rambuka Misty Mountain Gem Hunting to a Unheated Blue Sapphire

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This blue sapphire journey started during a Sri Lankan gem source travelling experience with our customer from Hungary. Early in the morning, we travelled through Rakwana, one of the beautiful gem-connected mountain areas in Sabaragamuwa Province. It was a rainy day, with mist covering the mountain road, waterfalls in the distance, and a natural atmosphere […]

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Rakwana chrysoberyl rough transformed into 1.20 ct trillion cut gemstone for Hungary customer

From Rakwana Rough to a Nice Trillion Chrysoberyl: A Sri Lankan Gemstone Journey with a Hungary Customer

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Sri Lanka continues to be one of the world’s most fascinating gemstone-producing countries, not only because of its long gem history, but also because of the direct source experience it offers to serious gemstone buyers. This chrysoberyl journey is a good example of how a stone can move from a challenging rough crystal to a

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Rakwana blue sapphire rough transformed into 1.25 ct unheated geometric shield cut blue sapphire

2.52 ct Rakwana Blue Sapphire Rough to 1.25 ct Unheated Geometric Shield Cut Blue Sapphire

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Liyanage Lapidary Gem Travel, Direct Sourcing, and Custom Cutting Service from Sri Lanka This blue sapphire journey started from the gem mining village area of Rakwana, Sri Lanka. Our customer from Europe joined Liyanage Lapidary for a gem hunting travel experience, where we visited the source area, met direct dealers and miners, and searched for

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12.69 ct Rakwana yellow sapphire rough transformed into 5.40 ct unheated oval yellow sapphire by Liyanage Lapidary

12.69 ct Rakwana Yellow Sapphire Rough to 5.40 ct Unheated Oval Yellow Sapphire

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Liyanage Lapidary Gem Travel, Direct Sourcing, and Cutting Service from Sri Lanka This yellow sapphire journey began during a gem hunting trip with our customer from Europe. Together, we visited the Sri Lankan source area and purchased this facet-grade natural yellow sapphire rough directly from Rakwana village around mining in Sri Lanka. The rough stone

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29 ct olive green rough transformed into 12.11 ct caramel green oval gemstone

29 ct Olive Green Rough to 12.11 ct Oval Gemstone Cutting Transformation for a Norway Customer

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Liyanage Lapidary Gem Cutting Service from Sri Lanka This gemstone cutting journey shows how natural rough material can change completely after professional lapidary planning, trimming, cutting, and polishing. A customer from Norway purchased this natural rough gemstone and brought it to Liyanage Lapidary for cutting service in Sri Lanka. In rough form, the stone weighed

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Cobalt blue spinel cutting transformation from 1.60 ct rough to 1.07 ct finished gemstone

A Cobalt Blue Spinel Cutting Challenge: Meeting an Almost Impossible Request from Germany

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Liyanage Lapidary Gem Cutting Service from Sri Lanka Some cutting projects test the very limits of what rough material can deliver. This cobalt blue spinel from Matale, Sri Lanka, is one of those cases — a project that began with a request many cutters would have called unrealistic. A customer from Germany sent a 1.60

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Dark blue spinel rough to finished gemstone cutting transformation by Liyanage Lapidary

Dark Blue Spinel Cutting Transformation for a German Customer

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Liyanage Lapidary Gem Cutting Service from Sri Lanka This cutting project shows how careful lapidary planning can improve the appearance, clarity, and usable shape of very dark spinel rough. A customer from Germany purchased these dark blue spinels from a Sri Lankan gemstone source and brought them to Liyanage Lapidary for professional cutting service. The

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The Journey of a Ceylon Yellow Sapphire

Born in Ancient River Gravels: The Journey of a Ceylon Yellow Sapphire

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Sri Lanka has been known as the Gem Island for more than two thousand years, producing some of the world’s most respected sapphires. While many gemstone lovers admire a finished gemstone once it is set into jewelry, the real story begins much earlier—deep within the gravels of ancient alluvial deposits where nature slowly creates these

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Elahera rhodolite garnets rough to finished gemstone cutting Sri Lanka

From Elahera Rough to Finished Rhodolite Garnets: A Practical Lapidary Analysis of Yield, Shape Decisions, and Cutting Reality

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Sri Lanka, widely recognized as the gem island Sri Lanka, has produced gemstones for centuries through its rich alluvial deposits. Among its lesser-highlighted but commercially important materials are Elahera rhodolite garnets, sourced from Elahera village around mining in Sri Lanka. These stones are valued in the trade for their natural reddish-pink to purplish tones, consistent

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The Journey of a Vivid Blue Ceylon Sapphire

From Rambuka Earth to Refined Brilliance: The Journey of a Vivid Blue Ceylon Sapphire

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In the gemstone world, certain locations quietly build a reputation among professionals for producing stones with unique personality. One such place is the Rambuka village around mining in Sri Lanka, an area known among miners and dealers for yielding sapphires with distinctive tones and occasional flashes of unusually vivid blue. While many stones from this

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