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Red rubies, green emeralds and blue sapphires are considered as the three most precious colored gemstones. The best rubies are found in Burma, emeralds in Colombia and sapphires in Sri Lanka.

A selection of pictures from the mines, markets and cutting factories in those countries (2013 - 2019).

A SPECIAL FEATURE

R G B

Red ruby -  Green emerald -  Blue sapphire

Mogok rubies

Boyaca emeralds

Ratnapura sapphires

thierry falise

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