Rough moonstone, Sri Lanka.
Ceylon Moonstone, or the Ceylon Opal, is a widely popular semi-precious stone known for its texture and colouration that resembles the moonlight shining through a bed of clouds. Considered to be the jeweller's best friend, it is widely used in jewellery designing thanks to its lustre and mystic beauty that adds depth and dimension to any ensemble.
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Moonstone Mines Sri Lanka, Asia Hikkaduwa & Around Have you ever wondered where that pretty little moonstone on your finger actually comes from? Head inland 7km to Mitiyagoda and you can descend (not literally) into the mucky world of mining - 18th-century style!
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Moonstone at Anuradhapura Biso Maligaya. This Pancavasa located in the Abayagiri Monastery in Anuradhapura, now commonly known as Biso Maligaya or the queen's palace for no apparent reason is most famous for the moonstone found in the main flight of stairs on the center building. This moonstone is considered one of the best and most well-preserved moonstones in this era.
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Sri Lanka, with its abundance of gemstone mines, holds a special place for these precious stones. However, due to illegal operations in the past, genuine moonstones have become increasingly rare. Imagine holding a small rock in your hand, only to discover that it is a shimmering moonstone when you rub it between your fingers.
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Moonstone Mines in Srilanka - Worth one visit. Dec 2010. 80 kms from Colombo and a slight diversion from the Colombo - Hikaduwa - Galle road lies the moonstone mines of Srilanka. Moonstones are beautiful stones which are white and give a blue shimmer when watched from an angle.
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Moonstone can occur in several colours, but there's only one place in the whole world that produces the exquisite blue moonstone—Meetiyagoda in southwest Sri Lanka. In fact, Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) was so associated with this mysterious gem that moonstone used to go by the name Ceylon opal.
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Pick up a blue moonstone anywhere in the world, and the chances are that this beautiful gemstone would have come from a small village in southwest Sri Lanka - Meetiyagoda - where it is mined in a few primitive waterlogged pits, by hand, as it has been since 1906. Words and Photographs David Blacker Moonstones on display by size and colour
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Geology Moonstone cabochon The most common moonstone is of the orthoclase feldspar mineral adularia, named for an early mining site near Mt. Adular in Switzerland, now the town of St. Gotthard. [1] [better source needed] A solid solution of the plagioclase feldspar oligoclase +/− the potassium feldspar orthoclase also produces moonstone specimens .
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Places to Visit in Sri Lanka The Best Moonstone (Sandakada Pahana) 04/04/2018 Dinuka Ancient Places, Anuradhapura, Religious Places, Tourist Attractions Hi guys, hope you are doing well. Today I am going to show you the best Moonstone (Sandakada Pahana) in Sri Lanka (or in the world).
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In most of the richer moonstones of the Anuradhapura Era, the outer edge is designed with a ring of flames, and below that is a ring filled with 4 types of animals - The elephant, the horse, the lion, and the bull chasing each other. Some moonstones show these beasts in their own semi-circular band.
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Moonstone is a mystical gemstone, revered for centuries in Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan moonstone is known for its iridescent sheen, resembling the glow of the moon. Moonstone holds cultural significance in Sri Lanka and is still prevalent in local rituals and ceremonies.
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Sri Lankan moonstone is distinguished by its blue, white and gray tones. Natural moonstones that come from Sri Lanka have shades of white, blue and gray. Natural moonstones are more expensive than cut moonstones. The intensity of the power of moonstones is very difficult to quantify.
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A moonstone is said to take the shape of a half-moon ( ada sanda ), hence the name sandakada pahana in Sinhalese. The Mahavamsa makes mention of moonstones, while the Pali chronicle Samantapasadika refers to a carving called a patika, which is described as a half-moon shaped stone.
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The earliest source of the word moonstone is derived from the great Sinhalese chronicle, the Mahavamsa (pronounced maha-vum-sa).The Mahavamsa was written around the 5th century CE at the height of one of the Sinhalese golden ages known as the Anuradhapura Period, when the first moonstones were created.
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Spiritual and Healing Properties of Moonstones
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One of the best-known primary gem deposits in Sri Lanka is the large pegmatite vein of moonstone at Meetiyagoda, a small village a few miles from the coast in the south-west of the island. The village boasts 10 mines which have been the most important source for top quality blue moonstone since it was discovered here in 1906.