Business brisk Gems

Martapura - Indonesia > Renowned as an area rich in gemstones, Martapura many artisans gave birth to a beautiful rocks and high value to prosper.
One of them, a businessman jewelry store, named Idrus. He continued his father's business since the 60's first in business with such a large profit.
"Trading is very nice gemstone prospects. Processing stones into jewelry is very beautiful, able to attract the eyes of buyers who come to shop, "Idrus said when met at the mall SH Happy Earth Light (CBS), in Martapura, Wednesday (13 / 8).
In 1998, his parents Idrus given capital to unlock the gemstone business by opening new branches. At that time, he said, to get a lot kiosk at CBS should make up USD 28.5 million. Initial capital expenditure of any pioneering effort, the father spend quite a lot, amounting to Rp 200 million.
Idrus said his father wanted his children to continue gem trading business for generations. Practical course, almost all of his extended family became the jewel in Martapura merchants.
Now, who previously pioneered gem shop his father, already has three branches. Gem Shop Biduri three branches located in shopping malls Light Good Earth, and one store that kept her father's Permata Biduri in Martapura Plaza.
"Each month, the store could achieve a turnover of up to Rp 30 million," he said. However, if the holiday turnover could reach Rp 50 million. "The holiday season, shoppers are very many, and mostly come from Jakarta. However, local buyers and foreign tourists were there to buy, "he said again.
In the early pioneering, Idrus 10 craftsmen mobilized to help in processing and designing the gem trade. Their raw material comes from Jakarta or any stone seller who came to the store. "Usually foreign sellers are from India," he said.
Now, Idrus no longer have the craftsmen, because it is adept at working alone and the direct purchase of accessories that will be sold. He believes the process is not much different. Examples of it sells gems, emeralds, amethyst, and sapphire are purchased from sellers who come from abroad. For lower-quality sapphires, he said, he bought at a price of Rp 30 million / kg, and for top quality could reach Rp 5 million / fruit.
Idrus sells gem stones with varied prices, ranging from the hundreds of thousands to hundreds of millions of dollars. However, the most expensive berlianlah. "A ring encrusted with diamonds which had been tied with the least expensive 18-karat gold worth USD 500,000. The more diamonds, of the more expensive, "he said. In fact, there is a reach USD 100 million.
Sorcerer's Stone Among the gems and rocks accessories sold at stores owned Biduri Idrus, SH interested in one collection of bracelets made of stone Pukaha. According to Idrus, Pukaha came from Mecca, but rubbed in Indonesia.
"Pukaha believed to have magical powers to heal diseases and cast out spirits. Well, believe it or not, but pretty much buy it, "he said. Pukaha used for bracelets sold for Rp 10,000, while there are also formed beads. "For the beads, the price depends on the size of the seeds of stone used. Rates from USD 50-250000, "he explained.
However, he not infrequently also the creation itself according to customer desires. "Prospects are very good gem business and seductive. Evidently, increasing store turnover every year, "he said. Business is very lucrative gemstone, diamond with a small size could reach hundreds of millions of dollars
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Gems Greatest in the Universe

This star is a gem of the largest in the universe: diameter 4,000 km. Valentine's Day on February 14 will soon arrive, when prayed a prayer as a gift, it would not hurt the women pointed to a star "37 093 BPM" in the galaxy, because this star is the biggest gem in the universe that are known today: a diameter of 4000 km, and weighs the equivalent of 10 raised to 34 carats.

"BPM 37093" is located in the Centaurus, the distance from Earth of about 50 light years, he is a white dwarf star, the result of the fixed stars that led to the end of evolution, and the point is karbonkristal (gemstone) eksra a high density, the outer covered with a layer of hydrogen and helium. The day before Valentine's Day on 2 years ago, scientists from the United States Micter Kaerf, from the University of Mary Monger Combridge, Britain, and Brazilian scientists namely Kannan announced that they had found the star of "BPM 37093", when it Micter joking tone said: "Despite the wealth of the King Computers Bill Gates plus Donald Trump's wealth combined would not be able to buy it. "

For 40 years, astronomers always assumed that the white dwarf star's core will crystallize as the drop in temperature, but the evidence is accurate it difficult to observe. Micter calculate the point had been crystallized through the vibration pulsation "BPM 37093" its white dwarf star. 5 billion years later, our sun will also be turned into a white dwarf star, and coupled with a few times, then looking at the center of our solar system is currently only in the form of a giant gemstone.

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Gems From Kalimantan

Precious stones such as Kalimantan is the famous stone diamond or diamonds from diamond mining stone from Martapura, South Kalimantan. Besides, in Borneo found amethyst with the best quality. 


Indonesia is famous for its natural wealth and the rock is valuable. No one else is worthless stone to be used as jewelry or building materials and furniture as a commodity that never deserted enthusiasts. 


Especially for precious stones such as diamonds, pretty much spread across the eastern part of Indonesia. One Martapura, the producer of the gemstone Borneo. Martapura which is the capital of Banjar Regency which became part of South Kalimantan region is quite known to the public at home and abroad as the best producer of gem diamonds. 
Martapura Diamond Market 


There are diamonds that provide the diamond market in the form that has been processed into jewelry. The price offered was varied, ranging from tens of thousands of dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Prices are adjusted to the rarity and uniqueness of the gemstone. 


Apparently, the hobby of collecting gem stones typical of Borneo could be a promising business opportunity as well. Just imagine, Martapura gemstones are sold for Rp 20.000,00 be resold on the market the island of Java, about fifty thousand to one hundred thousand dollars. 


It's more profit, right? Plus, the gemstone of Martapura diamond market is the best in its class, not just any diamond and jewelry design. 


Unfortunately, the low price it closed the stone quality diamonds. Indeed, when viewed from the stone polishing techniques during the processing of the raw form to the more subtle forms, still using traditional means. This can reduce the number of consumers who are interested in quality precious commodity rocks Indonesia. 
World Famous Eye 


Indonesia gemstone collection includes the best in the world-class. Consumers from outside many a glance gemstones like diamonds, just not at the time was shaped jewelry, but when unprocessed and raw. Later, the stones were brought to be processed in Europe to use high technology so terpancarlah beautiful charm of diamond Martapura it. 


The price could be tens of times higher than that sold in the diamond market Martapura. Presumably the population of South Kalimantan have to thank the European businessman who had cultivated diamonds diamonds become more beautiful and elegant high value on the world diamond market. That way, the name Martapura and Indonesia became increasingly raised in the international arena in terms of the wealth of precious stones. 


That need the attention of our nation today is how to produce diamonds with better processing techniques for diamonds later produced and processed in their own country. Obviously we do not want the fate of the diamond stone we recognized another nation simply because it is able to buy and have sophisticated processing techniques. 

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