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The world’s largest ‘star sapphire’ has been found in Sri Lanka- BBC

The world’s largest ‘star sapphire’ has been found in Sri Lanka, the BBC reports.

It was found while digging a well on the land of a gem merchant in Ratnapura.

The report also states that the gem is worth around US $ 100 million in the international market.

The gem weighs 2.5 million carats, or 510 kilograms.

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