(UTV | COLOMBO) – A special discussion will be held today (13) on the world’s largest natural corundum blue sapphire, weighing 310 kilograms, known as the Queen of Asia.
The discussion will be chaired by officials from the National Gem and Jewelry Authority, the Geological Survey and Mines Bureau and the Gemological Institute Sri Lanka, the private company that owns the precious stone.
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 , several months ago.
Local gemologists, who have examined the sapphire, said it was one of the rarest gems in the world as it weighed more than 300 kilograms. International organisations are yet to certify the precious stone.
The sapphire was put on display at the home of one of the gem pit owners in Horana, 65 kilometres (40 miles) south of Colombo. A group of Buddhist monks chanted blessings for the gemstone before it was unveiled.
The stone was found in the gem-rich Ratnapura area where local people had previously found the world’s largest star sapphire cluster in a backyard by accident