Even in the smallest piece of jewelry you will find genuine precious and semi pecious jewels. As in India the Sri Lnkans have a love of pure gold so many shops woll trade 20, 22 and 24 carat gold. The purity is striking since it is very flexible and easy to bend hence the lower grade eg 9ct gold versions widely available in Europe due to the stabilsing influence of other metals making the jewelry item more strudy and serviceable. Observe the rough cut of the green saphire used in the ring below. Many of the stones will be orginianall rubies emralds etc but not that you might find in chic high street jewelers. Nevertheless they have often been sourced from throughout sri Lanka which is rich in minerals and precious metals,
