Kalimaya Gemstone, the Rainbow Stone

Indonesia is rich in natural resources . Start of plants , animals up to the rocks . Indonesian gemstone produced in this countries are also beautiful . Kalimaya gemstones or also known as opal from Lebak until now the best in the world because it has a great variety of colors than from Australia or Latin America .

" As long as this demand Kalimaya stone , both domestic and foreign high enough , " said Nong , a rock collector Kalimaya in Rangkasbitung , Lebak ( 7/1 ) .

Nong said , during this time, this Kalimaya gemstone origin from  Lebak  has advantages over other countries in the world . Excess rock Kalimaya Lebak , besides the color does not disappear also very fascinating if you see in different colors , such as black , brown , yellow, purple , blue with rainbow colors .

According to him , Kalimaya have many kind of colors , including Kalimaya White , Crystal Green , Crystal Rainbow , Crystal Green , Tea and Coffee , Rainbow , Crystal milk and others. " All kinds of color has its own charm Kalimaya also radiant colors of the rainbow can be fickle . That's the origin of the excess gems Valley , " he said .

He said , producing stone Kalimaya in Lebak subdistrict spread Maja , Sajira and Cimarga because the area contained uric Kalimaya mine .

Meanwhile , to get the gemstones with traditional exploitation , ie dig a hole down to the ground for tens of kilometers . " If there is a rock under the soil Kalimaya visible rays , " he said .

While the number of traders in Rangkasbitung rock Kalimaya admitted today the demand is high enough so that the stone Kalimaya many visitors who come here can deal up to tens of millions of dollars . " We never sell Kalimaya stone that has developed color sold Rp40 million , " said Lili , stone merchants in Rangkasbitung Kalimaya .

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