LK Gemstones found here: Sri Lanka
3 deposits listed · 9 species catalogued
Padparadscha Sapphire
Moonstone
Ruby
Sapphire
Alexandrite
Chrysoberyl Cat's Eye
Spinel
Zircon
Iolite
Known origins & mines
Meetiyagoda Lotus Fields · padparadscha
Historic home of padparadscha — Sri Lankan lotus-orange sapphires formed the benchmark hue collectors demand; untreated certified …
Meetiyagoda Moonstone Pits · moonstone
Deep hand-dug shafts beneath village gardens mine blue-flash adularia veins — Meetiyagoda moonstone has exported since antiquity a…
Ratnapura Gem Fields · ruby
"City of Gems" — 2500 years of pit mining in river gravels yield ruby alongside nearly every other gem species. Sri Lankan ruby le…