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Video Reports :
AMERICA - ASIA - AFRICA - MIDDLE EAST - OCEANIA

All these documentaries have been filmed in places hardly known or not known at all; they follow the red thread of the precious stone to discover the country, habits and traditions, but also various performers of the world of the gems, jewelers, lapidaries, and many others.
Let us take you to the adventure of the precious stones.

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THE TREASURE OF CHUMAR BAKAR

Pakistan
 Aquamarine of Pakistan.

In a mine hidden at the summit of Karakhorum, shepherds who have become miners, find huge crystals.
> published on france 5
> lasts 26 minutes

 
 
THE PIGEON BLOOD RUBY OF BURMA

Burma
The most beautiful rubies in the world

In Burma, close to the border with China, in a totally concealed area, there is a city, MOGOK. The most beautiful rubies in the world have originated from Mogok since the V Century. It all starts at Rangoun, the capital of Burma.
> published on France 5 and RFO
> lasts 52 minutes

 
THE MOON STONE OF SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka

Before the Buddhism, kings ordered that moon stones be encrusted in the roof of their palace, to attract the water of monsoon.
> lasts 52 minutes

 
 
CASHMERE

CASHMERE
The most beautiful sapphires in the world

Cashmere, presently one of the most dangerous areas in the world, has an altitude of 4.500 meters. The access to the mines by Kitschwar (the easiest road, 120 km by foot through a valley) is definitively forbidden to any foreigner; the Indian army keeps guard. It is an area where the Moslem separatists have infiltrated.
> published on france 5 and rfo
> lasts 52 minutes

 
Video Reports :
AMERICA - ASIA - AFRICA - MIDDLE EAST - OCEANIA

 

 
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