Sapphires: Jammu and Kashmir - Revision history

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‎'The sapphire mines of Kashmir’ by LaTouche

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‎’The sapphire mines of Kashmir’ by LaTouche

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 [[Category:India |S ]]
 [[Category:Economy-Industry-Resources |S]]
 =The authors of this article are…=
 [http://www.ruby-sapphire.com/r-s-bk-india.htm Ruby-Sapphire.com]
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 The gem was purchased by a buyer from Asia, auctioneers said.

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 Kashmir is also the official name of a '''province''' that includes the entire Valley of Kashmir, ''and'' the Muzaffarabad/ 'Neelum' area of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (the so-called Azad Jammu and Kashmir), ''and'' all of Ladakh (the districts of Leh and Kargil).
-The official name of India’s northernmost state is Jammu and Kashmir. However, from the day that this state was formed (on the 9th March 1846) it has ''loosely '' been referred to as just ‘Kashmir.’
+The official name of India’s northernmost state is Jammu and Kashmir. However, from the day that this state was formed (on the 9th March 1846) it has '''loosely ''' been referred to as just ‘Kashmir.’ (Similarly, many people loosely call all of Great Britain by the name 'England,' though Britain/ UK also includes Scotland, Ireland and Wales.)
 The Pâdar area, where the sapphires come from, is '''neither''' in the Valley of Kashmir '''nor''' in Kashmir province. It is in Jammu province, where Jammu meets the Zanskar sub-division of Ladakh. [Pâdar: pron. with a hard ‘D’: the ‘dar’ is as in ‘''der''matology.’] The name of the sapphire village, where the mines are, is Soomjam/ Sumjam.

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 Kashmir is the official name of a culturally-rich  '''valley,''' endowed with greenery and natural beauty, located at the northern tip of India.
-Kashmir is also the official name of a '''province''' that includes the entire Valley of Kashmir, the Muzaffarabad/ 'Neelum' area of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (the so-called Azad Jammu and Kashmir), ''and'' all of Ladakh (the districts of Leh and Kargil).
+Kashmir is also the official name of a '''province''' that includes the entire Valley of Kashmir, ''and'' the Muzaffarabad/ 'Neelum' area of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (the so-called Azad Jammu and Kashmir), ''and'' all of Ladakh (the districts of Leh and Kargil).
 The official name of India’s northernmost state is Jammu and Kashmir. However, from the day that this state was formed (on the 9th March 1846) it has ''loosely '' been referred to as just ‘Kashmir.’

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 The official name of India’s northernmost state is Jammu and Kashmir. However, from the day that this state was formed (on the 9th March 1846) it has ''loosely '' been referred to as just ‘Kashmir.’
-Pâdar, where the sapphires come from, is '''neither''' in the Valley of Kashmir '''nor''' in Kashmir province. It is in Jammu province, where Jammu meets the Zanskar sub-division of Ladakh. [Pâdar: pron. with a hard ‘D’: the ‘dar’ is as in ‘''der''matology.’] The name of the sapphire village is Soomjam/ Sumjam.
+The Pâdar area, where the sapphires come from, is '''neither''' in the Valley of Kashmir '''nor''' in Kashmir province. It is in Jammu province, where Jammu meets the Zanskar sub-division of Ladakh. [Pâdar: pron. with a hard ‘D’: the ‘dar’ is as in ‘''der''matology.’] The name of the sapphire village, where the mines are, is Soomjam/ Sumjam.
 =Famous Kashmir sapphires=

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 The '' London Mining Journal '' of June 16, 2000 reported the annual production of diamond to be more than 111 million carats. In November of 1999 ''Geology Today '' reported the 1000 mines in Mogok, Burma produced some 300,000 carats of sapphire annually. These mines have produced relatively consistent amount of gemstone for decades, where as the single mine of Kashmir has remained officially unworked since the 1930's. It wasn't until 1998 that the Jammu & Kashmir government began mining again and has reported less than 10,000 carats of total production since 1999 from which less than a fraction of a percentage is "gem" quality.
 =History=
-='The sapphire mines of Kashmir’ by LaTouche =
+='The sapphire mines of Kashmir' by LaTouche =
 By ''' Tom D. LaTouche,''' 1889
 Deputy Superintendent
-'' Geological Survey of India ''
+Geological Survey of India
 [[File: kashmir_sapphire_mines.jpg| Plate I: The Kashmir [i.e. Padar] sapphire mines. From a photograph by T.D. LaTouche. |frame|500px]]
 [[File: kashmir_sapphire_washing.jpg|Plate II: Washing for Kashmir [i.e. Padar] sapphires. From a photo by T.De LaTouche. |frame|500px]]

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 The '' London Mining Journal '' of June 16, 2000 reported the annual production of diamond to be more than 111 million carats. In November of 1999 ''Geology Today '' reported the 1000 mines in Mogok, Burma produced some 300,000 carats of sapphire annually. These mines have produced relatively consistent amount of gemstone for decades, where as the single mine of Kashmir has remained officially unworked since the 1930's. It wasn't until 1998 that the Jammu & Kashmir government began mining again and has reported less than 10,000 carats of total production since 1999 from which less than a fraction of a percentage is "gem" quality.
-=’The sapphire mines of Kashmir’ by LaTouche =
+=History=
 By ''' Tom D. LaTouche,''' 1889
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 ===Footnote text===
 In the name Padam the “a” is short [and the d soft as in French or Spanish], while the first in Pádar [and the D hard as in English] is long; the former word is the same that occurs in the Buddhist prayer, “Om mani padme haun,” and is said to signify a lotus. The village is so named from being built round the foot of a conical knoll, on which the chief’s house stands, thus resembling the petals and central portion of a lotus blossom.---
 =Historic timeline=