On orientation day we also visited a Moonstone Mine. There we saw the whole process of gems and moonstones being taken out a mine, washed, made into jewellery, and put into the shop there or exported to be sold elsewhere.
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| A bucketful of muddy clay gets extracted from the mine |
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| Next it gets sieved and washed |
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| Now the stones are clean and so gems and moonstones can be selected |
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| Preparing tools for the mining and jewellery making process. |
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| Gems being cleaned and shined ready to go into jewellery |
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| Making jewellery |
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| Bartering down the price in the shop at the mine |
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| Selection of gems |
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