The Origins
Where the stones begin
Ceylon, Burma and Mozambique — the ground, the history and the stones.
Ratnapura, Sri LankaCeylon — The island of gemsTwenty centuries of sapphires from Ratnapura's hand-dug pits — and the padparadscha.Read the story 
Mogok, Upper BurmaBurma — The valley of rubiesMogok's marble-born rubies, and six centuries at the head of the ruby world.Read the story 
Montepuez, Cabo DelgadoMozambique — The new powerFound in 2009, Montepuez now stands beside the old valley at auction.Read the story