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Sterling Silver Alexandrite Necklace, Mothers Necklace, Mom Necklace, June Birthstone Necklace, Alexandrite Necklace, Mother's Necklace by Alari Design

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Gem Mines, Ratnapura, Sri Lanka by David & Bonnie

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r Serendib) has a heritage of gem mining and trading that dates back 2000 years. Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated in the Indian Ocean, off the southern tip of India. Sri Lanka has earned its namesake as the 'Gem Island' or 'Island of Gems' (Ratna Dweepa), with its abundance of corundum gems, chrysoberyl and alexandrite, garnet, moonstone, peridot, spinel, topaz, tourmaline, and zircon. During the 16th century, Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama said of Sri Lanka: "Ceylon has all the fine cinnamon of the Indies and the best sapphires."

Sri Lanka is known for its Ceylon Blue, and Padparadscha sapphire, named after the island's lotus flower, and its unique soft pastel orange-pink color. The name 'Padparadscha' comes from the Sanskrit "padma raga" meaning 'lotus blossom.' The traditional mining areas of Ceylon were located in the vicinity of Ratnapura, about 100 kilometers south-east of the capital of Colombo.

Sapphire from Sri Lanka occurs in a wide range of hues from Padparadscha, Ceylon and cornflower-blue, to green, orange, pink, purple, white (geuda) and yellow.

The gem trading center for Sri Lanka is in the town of Ratnapura (Singhalese for "gem town"), about 100 kilometers southeast of the capital, Colombo.

Sri Lanka has a two thousand year history of heating their rubies to enhance the reddish-pink color, and remove any bluish or purplish hues. Sri Lanka's "burners" traditionally apply heat treatment using a blow-pipe and charcoal burner, to super-heat the stone.

The government works in cooperation with land/farm owners to manage and allocate mining rights to their land in exchange for a percentage of the profit, should any gemstone be found on the property. The government sees to it that the land is not spoiled by mining operations, through strict regulation of low-impact mining procedures.

Gem mining in Sri Lanka is primarily from alluvial secondary deposits found in gem-bearing river gravels (illam), in ancient flood plains and streams that are now covered with productive farm land and terraced rice paddies. To access the gem-bearing gravel, 5 to 50 foot deep mining pits are hand-dug by teams of several workers, pumping out any ground-water as it enters the hole from below. When the pit is dug to the correct depth, tunnels are dug horizontally in several directions to minimize surface degradation.

Sluicing with conical-shaped baskets is used to extract the gems from the illam clay, gravel and sand slurry. The basket is swirled around until the heavier stones (Jathi) settle to the bottom of the basket.

The Ratnapura region was the first locality to mine sapphire on the island. Significant gem-mines throughout Sri Lanka are the Bibile sapphire mines (central), Elehara Gem Fields (near Ratnapura), Metiyagoda moonstone mines (south-west coastal), Morawaka (south-central), Nuwara Eliya mines (mountainous tea plantation area), and Pelmadulla sapphire mines (15 km south-east of Ratnapura).

Ratnapura's Pelmadulla mines are the traditional hand-dug pit mines found under rice paddies as well as mechanized small-scale mining operations. Ceylon-blue and Padparadscha sapphire is mined in pits, dug in the fields that carpet the valley floor.

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Hey babes! Did anyone order some Big Titty Goth Gfs cuz I sure did. Talk about hot. I want to be smothered!!!!

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Anyway! I hope yall enjoy! Keep summer black and gothy >.0

***Just a small note, I discovered layering your hairstyles can actually look really good! I'm using Doux styles for both Zee and Veeana. To make them look one-in-the-same, I just adjusted the hair color to match and layered the updo on top of the longer downdo. And boom, perfect new hairstyle! Just in case ya'll were wondering 💖

~Zee's Fit~

~Body Stuffs~

Head: LeLUTKA Briannon Head 3.0

Bawd: [INITHIUM] KUPRA BOM BODY v 1.04

Eyes: ALEXANDRITE - Opal Eyes - 08

Eyebrows: Rotten - Fluffy Inu Brows - Tintable

Bawd Skin: VELOUR x VENUS - Amber Tone - Juicy

Face Skin: PURPLE x Moccino - Sanya Skin (EvoX) - Velour - Amber

Stretch Marks: MARPESIA - Butt Stretch Marks 3

Tattoo: Leven Ink - Sina - Black 70% - BOM

~Hair & Makeup Stuffs~

Hair 1: DOUX - Toxic Hairstyle - [M/Boobs+]

Hair 2: DOUX - Taiane Hairstyle - [M/Boobs+]

Hairbase: LeLUTKA - EvoX Hairbase - 069

Eyeliner: Bossie - Doll Eyeliner [Lel EvoX] [Black]

Eyelashes: Malina - Monya Eyelashes - EvoX

Freckles: Dotty's Secret - Freckled [1&2] - Lel EvoX

Eyebags: Emotional Circus - Dark Eyeblush - EvoX

~Fit Stuffs~

Top: Mellowcute - Adel Top - Night (Kupra)

Undies: Mellowcute - Adel Panties - Night (Kupra)

Boots: LYBRA - ILA (Solids) (Kupra)

~Accessory Stuffs~

Nails: RAWR! - Safeword Nails - Kupra

Rings: RAWR! - Safeword Ring Set - Female - EvoX

Mask: AZARAN - VIRTUALITY MASK

Bat: AZARAN - Hasta La Vista Cyberbat

Choker: E.Marie - Priya Velvet Choker - Silvers

~Body Mod Stuffs~

Deformers: MEMORY - Inithium Body Kit

~What Veeana's Wearing~

~Body Stuffs~

Head: LeLUTKA River Head 3.0

Bawd: [INITHIUM] KUPRA BOM BODY v 1.04

Eyes: ALEXANDRITE - Opal Eyes - 10

Bawd Skin:VELOUR - Ipanema Body Skin - Kupra - Curvy - Chocolate

Face Skin: IVES - Lel EvoX -Mel Skin - (MB CACAU)

Tattoo: Hoodlem - India X - Fresh (BOM)

Face Scar: THIS IS WRONG - Mistique Scar - Fresh

~Hair & Makeup Stuffs~

Hair: DOUX - Dua Hairstyle [M]

Hair 2: DOUX - Jane Hairstyle [M]

Hairbase: LeLUTKA.EvoX.Hairbase.039

Eyeliner: LeLUTKA EvoX Eyeliners - Black Smudge

~Fit Stuffs~

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Undies: Mellowcute - Adel Panties - Night (Kupra)

Boots: Glutz - Bunnie Boots - Kupra

~Accessory Stuffs~

Collar: E.Marie - Priya Velvet Choker

Cube: AZARAN - ABSTRACT CUBE

Mask: AZARAN - VIRTUALITY MASK

Face Piercings: LeLUTKA - River Piercing Set

Dainty Solid 14k Gold Alexandrite Ring, 3mm gold solitaire, solitaire ring, real gold, June Birthstone, Mothers RIng, Solid gold band, gold by Alari Design

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Eye of Alexandrite~ by Jessa and Mark Anderson

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A stunning eye formation Deer Creek fire agate with an exceptional quality trillion cut alexandrite, set in Continuum and 18k palladium white gold.

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Eye of Alexandrite by Jessa and Mark Anderson

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A stunning eye formation Deer Creek fire agate with an exceptional quality trillion alexandrite, set in Continuum and 18k palladium white gold.

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Moon Garden by FionneB

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Head Genus BabyfaceW001

Body Maitreya Petite

Skin 7DS Bridget

Hair Truth Kaijah

Shape NV Custom

Eyes Magic Beauty Alina

Shadow Alexandrite Color Trend

Lips Ives Curious

Brows Simple Bloom LSpring

Lashes Melanie Pandat

Dress Zoom Thia

Headband AsteroidBox Celestial Aurora

Jewelry Cae Danica

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Alexandrite by Marlene Koslowsky

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Well, maybe ... if this was a real Alexandrite, I'd have it in a vault. This is a stone from a ring my father got me when he was on a trip to Egypt quite a long time ago. This is one of my birthstones ut this is an imitation. However, it's always been a favorite of mine as this stone changes color depending on the light. It can be purple, pink, blue, green, and all kinds of varieties of those. No, it's not a mood ring (I've been asked that before.)

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Ratnapura Gem Mine, Sri Lanka by David & Bonnie

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The island of Sri Lanka (or Serendib) has a heritage of gem mining and trading that dates back 2000 years. Sri Lanka is a tropical island situated in the Indian Ocean, off the southern tip of India. Sri Lanka has earned its namesake as the 'Gem Island' or 'Island of Gems' (Ratna Dweepa), with its abundance of corundum gems, chrysoberyl and alexandrite, garnet, moonstone, peridot, spinel, topaz, tourmaline, and zircon. During the 16th century, Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama said of Sri Lanka: "Ceylon has all the fine cinnamon of the Indies and the best sapphires."