ocr: RATNAPURA TAPPHIRES at Ratnapura ("The City of Gemstones"), Sri Lanka, have been eroded from nearby mountains, washed downstream by rivers, and deposited in gravel on riverbeds. Sri Lanka is tamous for several different gemstones, including a pinkish-orange sapphire unique to the country called "padparadscha" (the Sinhalese word for "lotus blossom"). SEARCHING FOR GEMSTONES This pan is used to scoop up river gravel that may contain ge mstones.
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