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Ceylon sapphire is mined mainly in Sri Lanka and these gems are known for their unique color they produce. The color of the stone varies as Ceylon sapphire occurs naturally. The renowned blue color ranges from pale or greenish-blue to purplish-blue.
Sapphire is the birthstone of September and genuine sapphires, including Ceylon sapphiresare part of the corundum gemstonefamily. Also, they are second in hardnessonly to diamonds. Buy Ceylon Sapphires as they have been the best Blue sapphires known to mankind. At a 9 on the Mohs scale of hardness, Ceylon Sapphires are an excellent choice of jewelry due to their durability. bit.ly/1PfpuEO #Bluesapphire #Ceylonsapphire #Gemstone #stones #Jewellery #gems #stone #cabochons #jewelry #crystal #gemsncoins
Ceylon Tiger (Parantica taprobanaseen) seen in Horton Plains National Park , Sri Lanka [13 Oct]
Identification source: www.srilankaninsects.net/Butterflies/Danaidae/CeylonTiger...
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Camera: Olympus E-3
Lens: ZD 35mm ED Macro
Location: Bukit Ceylon, Kuala Lumpur.
Date: Sun, Nov 16th 2008
Birds eye view of Lorong Hicks from atop Bukit Ceylon.
Photographed at Seethawaka Wet Zone Botanical Gardens
Sony a7iii, f/5.6, 1/250 sec., ISO 1600@400mm. Lens: Sony FE 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6
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Graphite from Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
A mineral is a naturally-occurring, solid, inorganic, crystalline substance having a fairly definite chemical composition and having fairly definite physical properties. At its simplest, a mineral is a naturally-occurring solid chemical. Currently, there are over 5900 named and described minerals - about 200 of them are common and about 20 of them are very common. Mineral classification is based on anion chemistry. Major categories of minerals are: elements, sulfides, oxides, halides, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, and silicates.
Elements are fundamental substances of matter - matter that is composed of the same types of atoms. At present, 118 elements are known (four of them are still unnamed). Of these, 98 occur naturally on Earth (hydrogen to californium). Most of these occur in rocks & minerals, although some occur in very small, trace amounts. Only some elements occur in their native elemental state as minerals.
To find a native element in nature, it must be relatively non-reactive and there must be some concentration process. Metallic, semimetallic (metalloid), and nonmetallic elements are known in their native state.
The element carbon principally occurs in its native state as the minerals graphite (C) and diamond (C). Graphite is the common & far less valuable polymorph of carbon. Graphite has a metallic luster and a silvery-gray color. It is very soft (H = 1), has a slick, greasy feel, and readily marks paper. Graphite does have cleavage, but it is not apparent at the hand specimen scale. The ability of graphite to mark paper, its softness, and its greasy feel are all a consequence of cleavage sheets easily slipping over each other on a microscopic scale.
Locality: unrecorded / undisclosed site in Ceylon / Sri Lanka (attributed to "Colombo")