Rift African Gems Limited is a licensed export and import company by the government of Kenya, based in Nairobi where our main activity is value addition. We are all about cutting natural gemstones from around the world and especially the ones from African. The gemstones are precision cut to proper angles and meet to acquire maximum brilliance and also show the best color. Our focus is to serve the industry, we don’t sell to the general public.
MINERALS
Minerals are solid substances that have formed naturally in the Earth. They have a characteristic chemical and physical properties and usually a regular crystal structure. Most rocks that we see today are made of minerals (they are the ‘ingredients’ in rocks) and both precious metals and gems are subsets of minerals. Placed in categories:
PRECIOUS METALS
Precious metals are rare, naturally occurring metallic chemical elements of high economic value. Chemically, they tend to be less reactive than most elements. They are usually ductile and have a high lustre. In history precious metals were important as currency but are now regarded mainly as investment and industrial commodities.
GEMS
Gemstones are minerals or rocks that can be cut, shaped, and polished into beautiful stones that can be used in jewellery and for collecting. A stone is worth more money if it is perfect. Most gemstones are minerals and have the same characteristics as minerals do however, some organic materials are also considered gems. Gems endure through time as they are resistant to chemical alteration, are sufficiently hard to retain a good polish and are not easily chipped or broken.
PEARLS
Natural pearls are accidentally formed in the interior of a mollusc without human intervention while Cultured pearls are formed within molluscs with human intervention. This intervention should only instigate the formation of the nacre – the substance normally produced by the various “pearl oysters” for the formation of both the shell and pearls. Imitation pearls are artificial products not formed in molluscs but manufactured by imitating the appearance, colour and other features of natural or cultured pearls.
OUR PRODUCTS
We offer an exquisite variety of gemstones mined and cut from Africa and the rest of the World. Direct from the mine. Each of our special gemstones is selected from thousands of carats at the mouth of the mine GEMOLOGIST SELECTED. Ethically sourced from the heart of Africa & other parts of World. Cut to precision of our best values on our best design style. Highly precious for every jeweler & for every jewelry.
Why Us
We are involved in every step. Liasing with miners, we offer a free testing service to help artisanal miners identify any new deposits they discover. We are always on the lookout for new deposits and discoveries and are in constant contact with the majority of miners in the region.
We purchase the finest rough directly from the mines. We then cut, polish, test and grade every piece in house using the very latest gemological equipment and techniques. We have Gemologists, Master Gem Cutters, Jewelery Designers and Master Goldsmiths on our staff and every stage is undertaken with utmost professionalism.
Price: We offer extremely competitive pricing on all of our fine, rare gems, minerals, precious metals, and jewelry pieces.. Competitors may offer lower prices, but mostly the gems presented will not match our quality. We cherry pick the best.
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