Queen of Asia
Type of stoneSapphire
Weightca. 310 kilograms (1,600,000 carats)
ColorBlue
Country of originSri Lanka
Estimated valueEst. US$100 million

Queen of Asia is the world's largest natural corundum blue sapphire.[1] It weighs 310 kilograms (1,600,000 carats).[2] It was found in Batugedara in the Ratnapura district, and it was revealed in December 2021.[3]

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References

  1. "ආසියාවේ රැජිණ (Queen of Asia) ලෙස නම් කළ 'ලෝකයේ ලොකුම' කොරන්ඩම් මැණික' බලංගොඩින් සොයා ගැනේ". BBC.
  2. "World's largest Blue Sapphire discovered in SL".
  3. "Sri Lanka unveils world's biggest blue sapphire 'Queen of Asia' weighing over 300 kgs".
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