Star sapphire cluster worth up to $100million is discovered in Sri Lankan man's ...
Star sapphire cluster worth up to $100MILLION is discovered in Sri Lankan man's backyard by workmen digging a well The star sapphire cluster was found in a backyard in Ratnapura, south Sri Lanka Pale blue stone, named 'Serendipity Sapphire' weighs 510kg or 2.5million carats The cluster has an estimated value of $100million on the international market
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A star sapphire cluster worth up to $100million has been discovered in a Sri Lankan man's backyard by workmen who were digging a well.
The pale blue stone was found in the garden of gem trader Mr Gamage in Ratnapura, south Sri Lanka.
It weighs 510kg, a total of 2.5million carats, and was named the 'Serendipity Sapphire', the BBC reported.
Mr Gamage, who only gave his first name for security reasons, said he 'stumbled upon this huge specimen' after workmen told him they had uncovered some rare stones.
The find turned out to be a sapphire cluster, a group of stones bound together by mud or clay.
A star sapphire cluster worth up to $100million has been discovered in a Sri Lankan
