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Sri Lanka shows off giant natural blue sapphire

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COLOMBO : Sri Lankan authorities on Sunday put on show what they said was the world's largest natural corundum blue sapphire, weighing 310 kilograms, which was found in a gem pit about three months ago.Local gemologists, who have examined the sapphire, said it was one of the rarest gems in the world as it

COLOMBO : Sri Lankan authorities on Sunday put on show what they said was the world's largest natural corundum blue sapphire, weighing 310 kilograms, which was found in a gem pit about three months ago.

The sapphire was put on display at the home of one of the gem pit owners in Horana, 65 kilometres south of Colombo. A group of Buddhist monks chanted blessings for the gemstone before it was unveiled.

 

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