Hello! We are six volunteers for the
Inzpire 12.0 Project of AIESEC in Sri Lanka. In this project, we are supposed
to visit serval industries. Because of this opportunity, we can have a look at
the gemstones and diamonds, visit the workshops, learn about the process of
making a wonderful ring… So here, let us give you a brand-new view of the Gem
Industry.
Today
on 9th January 2019, we visited a gem industry. Located in 81 Galle Main Rd,
Colombo 00400, Zam Gems is one of the country’s’ largest and most respected
gems and jewelry manufacturers. It started from 1976 and headquartered in
Colombo, Sri Lanka. Zam Gems employs over 500 people worldwide now. Zam Gems
designs, manufactures and markets gemstones and modern jewelry. Their gems and jewelry
are sold in more than 5 countries such as China and Japan. In this blog, we
will give information about how to process the gemstones.
There are mainly 3 steps for stuffs
to define the exact value of the gems. Now let’s start the examination for the
stone with us and see whether it will bear much value and pride or not.
Step 1: measure the length of the
stone using refractive index measured by refractometer
under the scope, we noticed some
shadow around 17 mm, it points out its length.
Step2: weigh the stone
The stuff pointed out that though
weight is also one of the elements of value estimation, it accounts less than
other attributes like design, color, cutting and so forth.
Step3: watch the stone under
microscope
This step provides rich information
about the gemstone.
The color, nature and clearness are
analyzed by stuffs carefully. The straight-veined is better than the
curved-veined one. The dark blue one is better than the light blue one, to name
just two.
In this final step, it was a pity
that some bubbles were found in the quartz, thus it loses a bit price.
After that, the tested gemstones were
sent to another floor for the process of jewelry. Workers on this floor use
molds, iron tools and fire, to shape rings. In the future, these rings will be
inlaid with gemstones and sent to the world with the blessings of Sri Lanka.
We know the truth that gem industry
in Sri Lanka is famous over the world. Indeed, as we walked into the gates of
zam gems, we were all attracted by the various and exquisite gemstones and
diamonds. Then, the leaders gave us the detailed introduction of this industry
which has a long history. The introduction included the history and the future
of gem industry, the main market and the spot of origin. Also, leaders showed
many types of the gemstones and explained characteristics of each. In addition,
we asked for the employment situation from the local universities, which is
connected with entrepreneurship and confirmed to the project’s goal.
Composed
by: Rongwei Tang, Wei Lin, Yi Tao, Yuhang TAN, Mohamed Chagra, Nandor Kiss
Project:
Inzpire 12.0
