Rajasthan is one of the largest centres in the world for manufacturing of gems stones and jewellery. No where perhaps in the world, such a large quantity and varieties of gem stones are cut and polished as in Rajasthan. It is not unusual to find shops and traders who have their shops full of real gem stones that it seems hard to believe to be real. There is every kind of stone which ranges from economical semi precious stones till precious stones and further as far as diamonds. To name, some of the stones widely available in the markets of Rajasthan are: Amethyst, Iolite, Aquamarine, Labradorite, Citrine, Black Onyx, Lapis, Earrings, Garnet, Citrine, Moonstone, Carneline, Peridot, Pendants Crystal, Rose Quartz, Garnet, Green Venturine, Tourmaline, Green Onyx. Even those who would not like to spend much would have the temptation to take some stones home as most

of the offers are very so lucrative and the choice and colours available are incredible. In no other part of the world can you have the pleasure with the shopping the colour stones and Jewellery so economically as in Rajasthan.



The main centre and big hub for the Semi-precious and precious Gemstone and Jewellery is Jaipur, the capital of the state Rajasthan as most of the cutting and polishing is done here in and around Jaipur and there are also big units of Jewellery manufacturing.

Stones are not only used in silver and gold jewellery but you will also find a large verities of the necklaces made of purely gemstones. Big Stones are best used for carving and excellent shining figures are created out of them.

A rough rose-pink quartz may be seen getting turning to an elephant. A good stone can be seen being shaped into a God Krishna figure. The reason that Jaipur has become the hub and a mega centre for the gemstones and related Jewellery is that a vast number of people are still using the ancient techniques to cut and polish the stone which are governed by hand and by doing this way stone is held in the hands and with great patience and a lot of time is achieved by skill artisans that almost every part of the rough stone is used in one or another form which is simply not possible by using the fast working machines of the modern stone industry. As India is still not the high wages country, the production remains cheap and competitive.