The ?Queen of Asia? is One of the World?s Rarest Sapphire Stone
The 2.5 million carats gemstone is worth US$100 million according to experts.
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Image: Eranga Jayawardena
A 683-pound blue sapphire was found in a gem pit in the same city in September but was only unveiled by the owners last Sunday (December 12). The massive gemstone has been named, the “Queen of Asia”.
Sri Lanka’s National Gem and Jewellery Authority carried out a series of tests on five samples taken from the rock and concluded that it is one of the rarest gems in the world, according to the Associated Press.
Image: Eranga Jayawardena
Shanka Ruwanditha, a director of the Gemological Institute of Ratnapura, which currently owns the massive stone, told the Associated Press that the institute plans to recruit a gem valuer soon to determine the price of the rock.
Right before this discovery, the world?s largest sapphire cluster was found hidden in a man?s backyard in Ratnapura and experts are saying it could be worth US$100 million. The rare specimen weighs approximately 510 kilograms or 2.5 million carats and has been dubbed ?Serendipity Sapphire?.
Image: Jonny Lew / Pexels
The lucky gent who stumbled upon this cluster told the BBC that one of the workers digging a well alerted him about some rare stones. Gamage, the proud owner of the gemstone, is a third-generation gem trader. The location of Ratnapura, which in Sinhalese means ...
The post The ?Queen of Asia? is One of the World?s Rarest Sapphire Stone appeared first on LUXUO.
Image: Eranga Jayawardena
A 683-pound blue sapphire was found in a gem pit in the same city in September but was only unveiled by the owners last Sunday (December 12). The massive gemstone has been named, the “Queen of Asia”.
Sri Lanka’s National Gem and Jewellery Authority carried out a series of tests on five samples taken from the rock and concluded that it is one of the rarest gems in the world, according to the Associated Press.
Image: Eranga Jayawardena
Shanka Ruwanditha, a director of the Gemological Institute of Ratnapura, which currently owns the massive stone, told the Associated Press that the institute plans to recruit a gem valuer soon to determine the price of the rock.
Right before this discovery, the world?s largest sapphire cluster was found hidden in a man?s backyard in Ratnapura and experts are saying it could be worth US$100 million. The rare specimen weighs approximately 510 kilograms or 2.5 million carats and has been dubbed ?Serendipity Sapphire?.
Image: Jonny Lew / Pexels
The lucky gent who stumbled upon this cluster told the BBC that one of the workers digging a well alerted him about some rare stones. Gamage, the proud owner of the gemstone, is a third-generation gem trader. The location of Ratnapura, which in Sinhalese means ...
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