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John and Alain Darbellay have been in the coloured gemstone business since 1985. |
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First, they travelled extensively throughout Pakistan in search of quality gem materials |
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coming from Afghanistan and Pakistan. |
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Then, since 1988, they have been involved in the gemstone business in Madagascar. |
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John and Alain Darbellay are recognized as professionals in the gemstone field, and |
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specialized in coloured gemstones. |
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We buy rough gemstones at the source and process our own material. |
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This presents us with tremendous advantages, which we passes on to our customers. |
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To offer the best in quality, selection, price |
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and service, with complete disclosure and |
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integrity. |
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The love of beauty and practical experience |
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accumulated in producer countries permit |
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selecting the finest stones. |
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At the Mouawad Campus in Carlsbad, |
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(California) |
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The rubellite mine of Anjanabonoina in |
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the highlands. |
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( One of the best in the world ) »» |
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The pegmatite of Anjanabonoina |
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produced a large variety of rare stones |
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and many different colored tourmalines. |
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Go to Rubellite. |
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Ilakaka, one of the "safe deposits" of Madagascar. This big hole reaches more than twenty meters depth.
This vast region located south-western Madagascar overflow with sapphires showing a stunning array of colors.
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Go to Sapphires.
The small village of Ilakaka was isolated in a region made up of sandstone. Shortly afterwards the discovery of sapphires in the middle of 1998, it became one of the biggest town of Madagascar.
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MORE ABOUT ILAKAKA ¦ CORUNDUM |
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