Star sapphires get their name from the six-pointed ... formerly owned by Princess Diana, which features a large Ceylon Blue sapphire. The National Gem and Jewellery Authority of Sri Lanka said ...

Star sapphires get their name from the six-pointed ... formerly owned by Princess Diana, which features a large Ceylon Blue sapphire.

“I have never seen such a large specimen before ... “It is a special star sapphire specimen, probably the biggest in the world,” said Thilak Weerasinghe, who is the chairman of the National ...

The world's biggest blue star sapphire was recently found in a Sri Lankan mine, weighing an astonishing 1,404 carats. The owner, who remains anonymous, of the rare sapphire has valued the gem at ...

He told the BBC that a few stones that had fallen out of the rock as it was being cleaned were later found to be high-quality star sapphires ... estimated value of any large specimen would ...

"Technically it's a sapphire" — it has a six-ray star, and its size is "very interesting" — but to qualify as a gem, its color should be attractive. "The color," he says, "is awful — it's ...

"I have never seen such a large specimen before ... by independent international experts. "It is a special star sapphire specimen, probably the biggest in the world. Given the size and its ...

“I have never seen such a large specimen before,” Dr. Gamini ... “It is a special star sapphire specimen, probably the biggest in the world,” he said. “Given the size and its value ...

"I have never seen such a large specimen before ... by independent international experts. "It is a special star sapphire specimen, probably the biggest in the world. Given the size and its ...