GEMSTONE LOCATIONS

Some gemstones like garnet and quartz are found worldwide. Other gemstones like diamond and emerald are rare, because of more typical geological conditions required for their formation. Even when a mineral is found worldwide, only a tiny proportion can be of gem quality. The main gemstone locations are considered to be those, where gem-quality material is present in abundant quantities to make its production economic.

Here is a brief example of the locations, by mentioning the occurrences of the ten most popular gemstones of the world. Apart from these, locations of other important gemstones are described with the description of each gemstone. Here are the major locations of those ten most popular gemstones:

• Diamond - South Africa, Australia, Botswana, Zambia, Zaire, Sierra Leone, Russia & Brazil.

• Ruby - Burma, Thailand, East Africa & Afghanistan.

• Sapphire - Thailand, Sri Lanka, Australia & United States.

• Emerald - Colombia, Brazil, Zambia & Pakistan.

• Tanzanite - Tanzania.

• Aquamarine - Nigeria, Brazil, Madagascar, Russia & Afghanistan.

• Topaz - Brazil, Nigeria, Germany, Sri Lanka & Russia.

• Tourmaline - East Africa, Madagascar, Brazil, United States & Italy.

• Peridot - Burma, Pakistan, China, Egypt & United States

• Garnet - East Africa, India, Brazil & Russia.

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