Queen of Asia (gem)

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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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  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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