Gemologists in sri lanka claim that the largest blue sapphire yet weighing 1404 49 carats has been discovered in a mine in the country.
What is largest blue star sapphire.
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Nine months later whetstine announced his find to the world a 1 905 star sapphire the largest in the world it was more than 700 carats larger than the previous record holder the black star of queensland discovered in.
Its also been said that this sapphire will go onto break a few more records for being the largest cut gem the largest polished gem and the highest price sapphire ever sold.
The institute s chief gemologist ashan amarasinghe said according to the available data the stone could be the.
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Armil samnoon a gem expert in sri lanka said it was the biggest blue star sapphire in the world.
The current record for a blue star sapphire is 1 395 carats the report said.
It weighs in at 12 3kg.
Thai blue star sapphire is known for its asterism effect.
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The millennium sapphire is a massive 61 500 carats.
The gemological institute of colombo certified the gem as weighing 1404 49 carats.
Sapphire along with her sister gemstone ruby belongs to the corundum group of gemstones considered one of the hardest minerals on earth.
The blue star sapphire has been nicknamed the star of adam news broke in sri lanka on new year s day of the discovery of the world s largest known blue star sapphire valued at a stunning us 100 million and hitting the scales at an incredible 1404 49 carats.