The Sri Lankan Gemstones Cover the Full Range of Spectral Colors
Spinal
Spinel is a gemstone found in greater abundance in Sri Lanka makes Sri Lanka the second largest producer of this stone next to Myanmar (Burma). Sri Lankan spinel ranges from ruby red, pink, orange, shades of reddish brown, purple, blue, bluish green, mauve, greenish black, black to colourless.
Garnet
Red and its diverse shades are the most common garnet colors found in Sri Lanka. The beautiful purplish tinted garnets are also fairly abundant in the middle of the country (Matale-Elahera regions) are really an intermediate variety between pyrope and almandine.
Cat's Eye
The value of cat's eye will depend on the effectiveness of the ray, the size of the stone and the colour. Some common colours in which cat's eyes occur are milky white to grey, bluish or greenish-white, apple-green, greenish-yellow, honey-yellow, brownish-yellow and brown grading into black.