Sapphire and Moonstones of Sri Lanka.
Trip Start
May 15, 2005
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Trip End
May 31, 2005
We arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka on May 15th, 2005 from Bangkok, Thailand . The main focus for this expedition to Sri Lanka was on sapphire, but we had also an interest in other gemstones such as moonstone.
We traveled extensively in Sri Lanka first to Ratnapura, the "city of gemstones" then to Okkampitaya, Elahera and finaly to the famous moonstone deposit of Metiyagoda near Galle.
You can enjoy our fieldtrip report, photos at the following link:
Sri Lanka, the "Gem Island"
All the best,
Vincent Pardieu,
www.fieldgemology.com
We traveled extensively in Sri Lanka first to Ratnapura, the "city of gemstones" then to Okkampitaya, Elahera and finaly to the famous moonstone deposit of Metiyagoda near Galle.
You can enjoy our fieldtrip report, photos at the following link:
Sri Lanka, the "Gem Island"
All the best,
Vincent Pardieu,
www.fieldgemology.com

