The world's largest sapphire has been found in Sri Lanka

What is thought to be the world's largest blue star sapphire has been found in Sri Lanka. Report by Jessica Wakefield.

[Cornwall]

You definitely couldn't be forgiven for thinking its a planet.

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World's biggest Sapphire is here👆the clearest and biggest, transparent from srilanka

[themaharlika]

there is a certified blue star sapphire 9000 carats an 13000 carats in private collection the Eye of god star Sapphire is the world's largest weighing 13214 carats

[maco]

Maybe largest....but absolutely not beautiful!...

[kakarusato]

I hope he doesn't get Robbed, even when he's selling it.

[ToMu]

If i was him I'd sell it, money in the bank is still safer than 100mill in the pocket

[pumpkindiamond]

The asterism is excellent but the pale blue opaque color is a turn off. It will still sell though for millions of dollars but not the asking price of over $100 million because it ain't beautiful.

[Hypno-SystemsUK]

One problem with the face-up on this stone. You'll notice that though the star does move, it looks like it is right on the surface of the stone. This is most likely a sign that the stone didn't have enough natural "silk" to star in its own right; so has been enhanced via a coating of synthetic rutile powder (titanium dioxide) on the surface of the stone, then fired to a medium kiln temperature to "set" the asterism.

If this is the case, a need to repolish the stone would completely remove the star, requiring re-application of the treatment; plus the "asterism" is not even, following the polish lines of the stone; another giveaway effect of diffusion enhancement. Notice also that the hands of the displayer and the stone itself are wet with either water or oil in an attempt to make the item look more attractive; you can see at one point an obvious dryer being pointed at the stone.

[KCRXP]

Let me make a pendant out of it. You can keep it, i just want to set it.

[themaharlika]

We have a massive 13000 cerified star sapphire glassy crystal with golden sheen and cats eye effect in one stone

[amitgagat]

I have a pice of this I want to shell this

[සිරි-ඡබ]

There is no any connection with muslims to srilanka .
They came here for field business .

[HulaguKhan]

There is a saying that the first country 1st man Adam walked into was Sri Lanka. True Sri Lanka has some of the best gem stones in the world.

[php]

Largest sapphire is manmade and made exclusively for US stealth aircraft. The F-35 canopy currently is the world's largest composite transperency employing a sapphire layer. Sapphire is transperent to all light ant infrared while being opeque to radar.

[Kakifruit]

Lol! The largest? Dont be fooled by 'them'The ten commandments were written on sapphire which r waaaay bigger than that cutie! Besides there r mountains of precious stones on antartica which surrounds the continents of the earth.

[tellembuggerumtigger]

crock of shit was dug from my mine in rubyvale in australia sold to that dude ...for 5 mill