Overview

Moon Stone Mine in Meetiyagoda. Wedged between Ambalangoda and Hikkaduwa, the small village of Meetiyagoda has gained a reputation for its moonstone mines. Moonstone`s are in the semi-precious category and are an important component of the Sri Lankan gem industry. It is part of the semi-precious order, but they`re a significant part of the gem company. Unlike other moonstones, Sri Lankan moonstones are extremely rare, displaying a milky-white color tinged with a shade of blue.

Ambalangoda is world famous for Moonstone mine, where naturally made moonstone with the effect of Moon. This semi-precious stone ” Usually used for jewellery” are only found in Sri Lanka.Although many enthusiasts of gems, jewelry and trinkets are familiar with the Moonstones, the bluish white opaque stone that glitters in the light, little do they know that almost all the best moonstones found around the world originated from a small village in Southern Sri Lanka.

Townies are of the belief that this area has the blessing of the moon. Once the moonstone is polished it`s cool and smooth to the touch. Moonstone could be a style of the Adular happiness to the feldspar cluster of minerals. The chemical name is Na K Al salt, with the formula (Na,K)AlSi3O8. Despite having a coffee hardness of VI to six.5, feldspar could be a standard crystal, because it is praised for the glow of Inner Light that is named adularescence in gemology. The physical phenomenon of cloudy moonlight luster is caused by light-weight optical phenomenon because of alternating layers of feldspar and plagioclase.

The blue feldspar of Meetiyagoda has been strip mined within the same ecofriendly approach for over 100 years. The bodies of the foremost precious moonstones are clear. However what is therefore extremely calculable, is additional the adularescence of moonstones than their color. 

Excursionists could indeed witness going down the shafts, from which the moonstones are booby trapped. There are two centers, one the small caller center, which provides information on the moonstones and the mining process and the larger shop sells moonstones including other gems as well. Sri Lanka is famous for its gems and moonstones now take pride of place in the sale of this natural phenomenon in the country.