Jaisalmer Stone or Gold Stones

by Gautam Sharma Content Writer

Trip to Jaisalmer in search of natural stones

When I hear the name Jaisalmer , I cannot stop myself in discussing about its natural stones. It was winters of december and I went to go Jaisalmer on a bike trip. It was a sunny day there and since I was in search of natural stones , I planned to visit Jaisalmer for Ita Gold Marble , Ibri Gold Marble, Moolsagar for Moolsagar Gold Marble and Amarsagar Gold Marble for which I have already read on the internet.

I reached jaislmer in the morning and took a Royal Enfield from there than after searching and talking to locals went to RIICO industrial area. The thing to remember here is there are two RIICO industrial area one is old RIICO Industrial area and other is new RIICO Industrial area. If you are Jaisalmer stone lover than old RIICO Industrial area is for you. When I entered there all i can see was gold marbles everywhere with big gangsaws. The area accomodate around 1000 or more than that gangsaws.

I went to 2-3 factories and enquired about the varieties of Gold Marble available . Other than the varieties I mentioned above I also found that there are Hadda Gold Marble , Khandupa Gold Marble, Desert Gold Marble, Inca Gold Marble and Ita Gold Wooden Marble which is having wooden pattern. Other than this the locals use the term supari marble which they called Ita Gold Supari Marble.

Habur Stone or Rose Gold Marble is having natural rose patterns on the stone but the disadvantage of the stone is only that it dont comes in slab. These are small stones found in nearby villages of jaisalmer around 50-60kms.

Jaisalmer stone is soft stone and is generally used for sculptures. Very beautiful handicrafts can be made with this stone. The handicrafts are mainly exported to Middle east countries. If you are using Gold Marble for flooring or countertops than remember to use the thickness high (atleast more than 16mm).