![]() ![]() Siegfried the Dragon Slayer had Red Jasper inlaid in his swordĭaring, delicate and the dreamiest shade of fire red, Red Jasper is one of those stones that screams energy right down to its very core.A favored talisman for magicians, scholars and scribes.Helps with balance, stamina, courage and strength.Ground Yourself with the Red Jasper Gemstone Take a look at our essential guide to healing gemstones and find a crystal that captures you. The meaning of Red Jasper is grounding, passion, and protection. Red Jasper has a deep red coloring ranging from bright red to brownish red. Jasper also comes in shades of green, yellow, black, orange, yellow, blue, and brown. It is an opaque version of quartz with a vitreous luster and opaque transparency. The group of people involved in a mining operation are called Karuhavla, which includes the miners, finance partners, timber suppliers etc.Red Jasper is a member of the Chalcedony mineral class. Underground tunnels in a gem mine are called Donava. Kotha is the gem quartz gemstone that is cut and polished and placed at the top of Buddhist pagodas. Mahavamsa refers to the great chronicle in which the history of Sri lanka is described from the very early times. these leaves are shaped like an umbrella and can hold water on its surface. Kakilla and Habarala refer to leaves from two different species of plants. Hanaporuwa is the term used to refer to locally made gem cuttingmachines. Kakanila is dark jet black blue sapphire that can be set in a ring to protect the wearer against evil platenery forces. Zoroastrianism (Parsis) insert a cinnamon stone into the mouth of the dead before exposing the dead man in the tower. Gomedaya refers to hessonite garnet (also known as Cinnamon stoneor grossular garnet) that can be set in jewelry to protect the wearer against evil platenery forces. These precious metals are mixed together as advised by astrologers and jewelry is made out of the mixed metals.Īrunula is the local term that refers to a six pointed star (Asterism in gemstones). Panchaloha refers to five different types of precious metals (Silver, copper, gold, platinum and iron). Navaratna refers to a piece of jewellery set with 9 types of gemstones, namely diamond or white sapphire, yellow sapphire, green tourmaline or emerald, padmaraga, ruby, chrysoberyl cat’s eye, hessonite garnet (Gomedaya), blue sapphire and pearl. Nambuwa is the material remaining in the gem basket after washing the gravel. Almost black colored gemstones found in the washing basket which are not suitable for gem cutting is known as Katta. Degune refer to sapphires that show a mixture of two colors (Usually blue and red). Dalan are small rough gemstones that are often not valuable and found during the sorting process. the silky effect gives the star or cat’s eye effect in some cut stones. Valuable gemstones eg bluesapphires and alexandrites are known as Jathi gal ( Jathi means precious and gal means stones).Ī feather like inclusion in a gemstone is known locally as Tharasama, while Pasanama or kowanguwa refers to the silky effect found in some rough sapphires. This is often found in blue sapphires.Ībundant and less expensive gemstones are known as Pajaathi gal (eg garnets and zircons). Ottu refers to corondum gemstones that show color patches or dots either on the surface or within it. Dhum geuda refers to geuda with a smoky appearance Geuda may be heat treated to improve the color and clarity. Geuda is a translucent to opaque type of corundum. ![]() The word Tourmaline is derived from the Tamil and Sinhalese word Toramalli. Gem quality zircons are known as Jargoon. Pushparaga refers to the yellow variety of sapphire (Yellow Sapphire). It is called Padmaraga in Sinhalese language (Padma means lotus and Raga means color). ![]() Padparascha is a Tamil word referring to the rare orange pink type of corundum (Sapphire) found only in Sri Lanka. This steel rod is called illam kura and measures approximately 4 and a half meters. A steel rod is also used to determine the depth of the illama. Illam kamatha refers to a small area reserved for placing the illama prior to washing. Illama refers to gem bearing gravel while Goda illama refers to gem bearing gravel that is located just below the surface of the earth. ![]()
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