About Queen Lanka Group
In 1995 when Queen Lanka first opened its entryways, a custom of magnificent Service, Quality, and Value was conceived. As the years passed, that convention turned out to be increasingly more settled in by the way we approach our business. Queen Lanka Group recognizes that the present clients are progressively refined and that preferences are increasingly individualized.
So as to give these clients the most abnormal amount of administration, we offer a cutting-edge shop fit for making only the correct piece for your gemstones or our own. For more than 28 years, Queen Lanka has been giving our clients extraordinary items supported by unrivaled administration. With its rich convention of value and mind, Queen Lanka anticipates a lot more many years of administration to clients who have a profound regard for quality, a hunger for information, and a craving for a confiding in association with an extremely customized firm. It is our longing that our site will proceed with that convention.
Why Us
Why Choose Our Gem Store
Qualification
Do we have gemmology qualifications? More than any other sellers we have strong knowledgeable and well experinced team in gem industry. Best thing to prove it, our CEO Mr. Thilak Weerasinghe is former Chairman of the National Gem & Jewellery Authority.
Transparency
With our experinace we know every customer wants to find reputable dealer and build a relationship. We being straight when explaining where the stones have come from or what the treatments are. In the world of gemstones not all answers are black and white. When stone present to Customer we always giving exact origin and condition. In every condition we are always ready to stand on your side.
Catalogue of Stones
How large is our inventory? we are able to supply you with multiple types of stones. We have large stock and hundereds of suppliers under one roof. we are able to give you an array of choices and qualities. Queen Lanka Dealers with a choice of materials would be able to give you alternatives and maybe steer you towards something that might work better for your design.
History
Gemmological History of Sri Lanka
Starting History
Sri Lanka’s gem industry has a very long and colorful history. Sri Lanka was affectionately known as Ratna-Dweepa which means Gem Island. The name is a reflection of its natural wealth. Marco Polo wrote that the island had the best sapphires, topazes, amethysts, and other gems in the world.[1] Ptolemy, the 2nd century astronomer recorded that beryl and sapphire were the mainstay of Sri Lanka’s gem industry. Records from sailors that visited the island states that they brought back “jewels of Serendib”. Serendib was the ancient name given to the island by middle – eastern and Persian traders that crossed the Indian Ocean to trade gems from Sri Lanka to the East during the 4th and 5th century.
99% of the Rocks are Aged 560 Million to 2,400 Million Years.
Sri Lanka, geologically speaking is an extremely old country. Ninety percent of the rocks of the island are of Precambrian age, 560 million to 2,400 million years ago. The gems form in sedimentary residual gem deposits, eluvial deposits, metamorphic deposits, skarn and calcium-rich rocks. Nearly all the gem formations in Sri Lanka are located in the central high-grade metamorphic terrain of the Highland Complex. The gem deposits are classified as sedimentary, metamorphic and magmatic; the sedimentary types being the most abundant. The mineralogy of the gem deposits varies widely with, among others, corundum (sapphire, ruby), chrysoberyl, beryl, spinel, topaz, zircon, tourmaline, garnet being common.
One of the Countries with the Highest Density of Gem
Residual deposits are mainly found in flood plains of rivers and streams. The metamorphic types of gems constitute 90% of the gem deposits in Sri Lanka. It has been estimated that nearly 25% of the total land area of Sri Lanka is potentially gem-bearing, making Sri Lanka one of the countries with the highest density of gem deposits compared to its landmass.Ratnapura contains the most gem deposits and derived its name from the gem industry. Ratnapura means “city of gems”.
Popularity Around the World
The chronicle also mentions crusted thrones possessed by Naga king in 540 BC proving literal substantiation for gem history going back to 2500 times. numerous Sri Lankan lords have transferred gems and plums to foreign countries seeking to establish trade and connections. In 250BC the King at the time reported to have blessed three varied kind of gems and eight types of plums to Indian Emperor. A Roman Naturalist wrote" Tabrabane" s, minister( Sri Lanka know at that time) boasted of its fine gem monuments during the time of Roman Emperor Claudius in announcement 41 to 54. The Greek astronomer Ptolemy in 2nd century, Marco Polo in 12th Century, Famous Arab Explorer Ibnu Batuta in 14th Century and Robert Knox made several references about the cornucopia of Sapphires, Beryl's, Topaz, Amethyst and garnets they set up and witnessed.
Mining, Cutting, and Polishing Industry
Sri Lanka not only produced gems stones of remarkable variety, the mining, cutting, and polishing industry dates back to centuries. Almost all the stones that are found in Sri Lanka since the periods of the kingships are cut and polished before exported. The expertise of cutting and polishing has been in the bloods of Sri Lankan due to abundance of knowledge about varied types of gemstone and how each type should be cut.As a part of History,Queen Lanka holds the Best Gem Cutter Award 2017 and It is the one and only award that Sri Lanka ever won in this category.
Events
Our Everyday Gem Fair
Gallery
Some photos from Our Gem Store
Queen Lanka Team
Our Proffesionals
Mr. Thilak Weerasinghe
ChairmanAmitha Weerasinghe
DirectorSewwandi Embuldeniya
DirectorPehan Weerasinghe
***Dinuka Weerasinghe
DirectorContact
Contact Us
Head Office Location:
No 176/38, Thimbirigasyaya Road, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka.
Open Hours:
Monday-Saturday:
09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Email:
queenlankagems@yahoo.com
Call:
+94 112 50 10 98