Hi, Patrick, I am Haiyun from Sri Lanka, who was your guide friend from World Craft - Mitiyagoda Mine. I am glad I came across this video, and found myself back in the old days.

Thank you for this documentary film. I learned much about one of my favorite gemstones. I enjoyed the cultural presentations as well.

Well hey! This was a surprisingly great documentary. It was very informative about the stone itself and had lots of interesting info about the different religions/cultures and such. Top notch 👌

Beautiful video! thanks for creating such amazing content!

Love watching your documentarys. Thankyou for sharing them.

Such hard work and dedication! Truly exceptional culture! Thanks for sharing this ❤️

Thank you so much for your videos.

Me & my SO live near the Rockies & last year whilst exploring & pickin amongst a rivers flow I found a beautiful Moonstone however at the time I didn’t realize what I had, just another unique white stone that I usually gravitate toward, nothin particularly stunning but it had obviously stuck out 2 me 4 1 reason or another & several months later my SO bought his 1st ever tumblr & eagerly went through some of our stone collections & happened 2 pick it out 4 1 of the 1st batches 2 tumble. B4 he polished this batch we took a look 2 C the unpolished results & were stunned by it’s beauty, it paled the other “rocks” as it seemed 2 glow & since then I haven’t allowed it 2 B polished cuz I don’t C anything could improve upon it’s perfection, truly glorious, I’m lucky it chose us & wish we had logged that batches location so we could go back

Sri Lanka is so beautiful country, its one Of the countries in my list going to visit after I retired after 25 years..

Thanks for the documentary video of how the moonstones are mined alongwith cultural aspects of Sri Lanka.

Thank you for uploading this! I appreciate it.

I don't usually subscribe to channels but your documentaries are exceptional so thank you I am now some scribed

Very interesting. I don't know if I ever heard of moonstones before this.

Fancy sapphire are very beautiful and affordable ,I think is important that are natural gem even if we find second quality, ( gem with inclusions or not having intens colours, or being milky how they say) I m a person who wear and admire gemstones, e even if I can't afford hight quality, important is to wear something natural 🤗😇.I appreciate a lot people who work so hard in this mines

Nostalgic journey of gem stones... Lovely... Memories to cherish.

Great documentary! Really enjoyed it 😊

I am fascinated! With your video Patrick thank you!

❤ Very nice and good vidio from KZfaq program Thank you very much God bless

Most excellent presentation.

Thank you for sharing

😘😍👍🙏Thank you very much for yours lovely important program so lovely good job and good luck too I love it so much beautiful stories Well-done God bless ❤️💋

Como siempre! un documental fabuloso que explica porqué tiene tan alto costo esta fabulosa gema. Gracias!

Moonstones are absolutely magical! I never get bored. Love, love, love!,,,,

Excellent video, very informative and it was educational too.

Magnifique documentaire , qu’elle chance et privilège de voyager dans de défirent pays et de vivre , partager et apprécier des moments de dangers parfois , de découverte et de joie avec déférentes populations du monde .

Another really well-done story. Thank you.

And you have to wonder, does that elephant know it’s carrying the tooth of Buddha? Amazing documentaries every time on so many levels, thanks a ton! Just found amazing moonstone in central Colorado, what a blessing

lovely documentary thank you for this. it's good to see the chain of events for a stone.

Hello Voillot, I am into gem mining too in the South/East of Sri Lanka... It's a mine located close to the borders of Yala National Park... The area is pretty rich in a variety of precious stones... Maybe you might be interested...

Thank u for this documentary, I learned much about moonstone 😍

I have made many Silver rings set with Ceylon moonstones. In Ontario, Canada, I have found clear feldspar that I have polished into cabachons. They have the same chatoyancy as Ceylon moonstones, but without any color.

I enjoy every Patrick's documentary about gemstones. I wonder when the trips that he made to each of the countries took place. Was it at approximately the same time when the video was uploaded on youtube, or was it much earlier. Not easy to say.

I met my future wife In Malaysia back in 1969. I was then in the British army and before I returned to the UK for my discharge I bought my then-girlfriend a Moonstone set. A full suite. necklace earrings and broach. She still has this set today The stones are perfect and a beautiful translucent blue, the settings have become tarnished and I often wonder if the stones themselves could be fakes.

I will never look at my moonstones in the same way. They are among my favorite gemstones. I love working with them and with Labradorite. In all forms and colors.

Respect to the all hard working miners in the world

the audio quality of this episode is great..... some of the others are not so great....... the post production company should work harder to match the quality of audio to the EXCELLENT video and storyline ...... even with the fluctuating audio quality, i still ENJOY each episode !!!!!!!

Their lifestyle is so surreal! Great, fascinating and awesome documentary!!!

Thank you so much.

Great Video! Thank you!

Very informative:)

Nice documentary

My favorite gem. Any direction on how we can make purchases?

Wow EPIC documentary🔥👌

Wow! Beautifully done!

Great respect and love for u all , Muslim , boudhist and hindous , juif and Christian .

I've enjoyed your original video! TYVM!

Incrível lindo demais parabéns amigo Deus abençoe você é sua família

I would love to visit srilanka as early as possible after the lockdown is lifted

This series is the best thing and I just wish there was one about US Turquoise and gems in the southwest

Excellent documentary❤

Beautiful documentary incredible informative. Much love and respect to all the miner's unearthing God's wonders.

Yes, they are indeed very hard workers

I LEARN SO MUCH TODAY..NOW I WANT A MOON STONE..

Good information Good job

Boa noite amigo gostei muito da pedras lindas demais parabéns

Nice video

The best gems I've seen are usually marked "certified no heat" AGI. usually rubies & others.

.muy buen documentario

What happened to you we didn't get any videos since a year

Yes I want a personalized jewelry for me. That would be so precious

very good

Omg, Rathnapura is my home town but It has changed alot now, technology

Very interesting documentary... not sure about the music tho! 😉

Good work

Excellent documentary! A very professional video and complete production. Please, mr. Voillot, the only thing that is missing is that you use your knowledge to talk to us about the microscopic inclusions. I am sure that good businessmen like you would be happy by teaching people how to distinguish between the real and the fake stones. The good business practices protect decent dealers like you and puts the clients away from the bad ones. Think about it, I beg you. Giving knowledge to your clients and admirers would make the work even easier to you and would help all honest dealers. It is about time for all us to join forces against scammers and impose the fair trade, according to gemological standards. The analysis and the study of microscopic gemological inclusions may aid all of us and protect the gem trade from those that do not have the same moral values that we already have. Thank you.

Amazingly awesome

Can i co. to invest or sale gemstone to you ? In my country somtime they found down . Gemstone or eles ....

Fantástico olha o joinha do Amigo Francisco

I bought moonshine bracelet years ago in the mountains , they are clear see through I don’t even know if they are rare now ?

This documentary is about my home city. It is the fames city for the gems.

I had a beautiful unmounted moonstone for years in a box until I gave it to a friend who had a pendant made from it. It was later stolen in a burglary and then she sent me a beautiful old moonstone necklace with about ten stones which I wear.

It seems this documentary is older than 20 years.

I've seen these mines and been in one, I'll be honest with you it's not fun being in there. It's hot , fills up with water fast, ladders can be slippery.

Stones are all around in the island of serendib

Je pense que la prière recharge les pierres d’énergie positive et les rende encore plus belles , mystérieuses et fascinantes .

Proud to be Sri Lankan🥰

Are moon stones expepensive?

magnifique! je suis une passionnée de pierres, d Opales, en particulier...mais je crois que je vais essayer d obtenir une petite pierre de Lune,je crois qu elle me serait benefique!:)quel travail de la part de ces hommes, ils ne volent pas leur argent!!!

They are beautiful, but are they expensive?

Drinking game: Every time the word "Moonstone" is heard, you take a sip

why u no like its like u can get free gems but its worth a trip but make sure u bring a pillow case.

29:07 his hair is pretty

Is he still doing this dose anyone know???

That's crazy they travel 740 km which is 459.815 miles by a cheap little boat.

Nice

I hope those people are doing okay after what happened to their country. Thanks for documenting and sharing this, it's amazing footage. What a beautiful country.

29:09 the Sri Lankan Rick James.

The internet says that the moonstone is very breakable. Is this true? I've been thinking of making bead bracelet out of it.

Very nice stone 👌👌💍

La pierre de lune une fois polie me fait penser à la perle et au diamant en même temps , mais qu’elle beauté machallah .

Precious stone

Where can I order moonstone from Sri Lanka?

I seen this procession near queen's hotel kandy

Sri Lanka est le petit royaume de certaines pierres précieuses et semi précieuses .

there must be a better way to get the gemstones out, i am sure duplex jigs could be calibrated to recover them.

Hi! I'm from Sri lanka

👏👏👍👍

My takeaway is don't touch a finished gemstone with a 10 ft. pole unless you're an expert.

wow nice

Indeed, moon stones.