Sri Lanka, Burma, India, East Africa, Ankarana-Madagascar, Thailand. For a better selection, try selecting two or three colors, - your first choice plus the two closest colors.īlue, green blue, violet, blue, black, brown, pink. Colors grade into each other and you can search for more than one color at once. 16 Star Sapphire(s), too many to look through? You may select any combination of search options.
Our Star Sapphire(s) are available in various shapes, sizes and colors. Our cheapest Star Sapphire is USD 82.48 and smallest Star Sapphire weight is CTS 22.91.Our most expensive Star Sapphire is USD 1746.00 and largest Star Sapphire weight is CTS 60.52.
The star is a result of the light reflecting of off of the silky crystallizations of rutile inside the stone. Sapphires that display asterism are known as "stars" in the trade. For hundreds of years miners have scoured Sri Lanka's riverbeds in search of gemstones and this discovery is proof that this incredible resource still contains significant gems.Star Sapphire, gemstones shopping at The gemstones weather out of the surrounding rock and since they are harder than much of the surrounding rock, they withstand the test of time and remain largely at their original size. The eroded sediment is sourced from Precambrian metamorphosed rock, with schist, quartzite, marble, and pegmatite deposits. These gemstones are eroded from mountainous streams and brought down slope in sand beds of ancient rivers. Sri Lanka is known for its massive abundance of gemstones in a very small geographic area and is especially well known for their blue sapphires, star sapphires, and cat's eyes. The majority of gems are found in the Highland series and are associated with ancient alluvial deposits. The island originally was part of the southern part of Gondwana and was subsequently broken off and moved north with the Indian plate.
The majority of Sri Lanka (90%) sits on Precambrian formations that date back to more than 2 billion years old. Sri Lanka, formerly known as Ceylon, is a small island located to the southeast of India with very distinct and interesting geological origins. Sri Lanka - The Jewel Box of the Indian Ocean
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