World Famous Gemstones From Srilanka
GIANT OF THE ORIENT
Giant Blue Sapphire reportedly found near Adams Peak in Sri Lanka in 1902. A leading exporter at the time O.L.M Macan Marker and Co purchased the rough weighed more than 600 carats. The Local cutter worked the rough which went under cutting and polishing that transformed it into 466 ct. This impressive corn flower hued cushion cut blue colors is one of the rarest and it was the largest faceted Blue Sapphires of its kind at that time.
LOGAN BLUE SAPPHIRE
Rich blue internally flawless Blue Sapphire weighing at 423 ct perhaps the second largest blue sapphire in the world. Sri Lanka has avoided exporting rough stones since ancient times. Logan sapphire originally found and cut in Sri Lanka which boasts the cutting and mining industry dating over two millennia.
BLUE BELLA OF ASIA
The blue bella of Asia is a 400 ct highly desirable corn flower Blue sapphire said to have found in a paddy field Rathnapura in 1926. The word “belle” refers to the extraordinary beauty of this enormous Blue Sapphire owned by Lord Naffield of Britain. This blue bella reappeared in Geneva Switzerland at Christie’s Auction.
STAR OF ADAM
Sri Lanka is the proud source of world three largest Sapphires ; a Blue giant of the Orient, Logan Blue Sapphire and the Blue Belle of Asia, all ranging between 400–466 carats. In addition to the world’s largest sapphires, Sri Lanka has also been the source of some of the largest star Sapphires in the world, the largest being the Star of Adam, an oval-shaped blue Sapphire weighing 1,404.49 carats.
STAR OF INDIA
Incidentally, another large Star Sapphire known as ‘Star of India’ too originated from Sri Lanka and is now housed at the American Museum of Natural History. At the size of a golf ball, the greyish blue star of India is 564 carat in weight and contains a unique six-string star caused by the mineral traces in the Gemstone.
BRITISH ROYAL JEWEL
The British Royal Jewel is a 105 carat Chrysoberyl cat’s eye of exceptional quality, discovered in Sri Lanka. It acquired great fame when it was purchased for the British Royalty from a reputed London Jeweler around 1900. It is said that this cat’s eye was cherished by four British monarchs: Edward VII, George V, Edward VIII, and Queen Elizabeth II.
BISMARCK SAPPHIRE
A 98.6 carat cornflower-blue cushion cut Sapphire discovered in Sri Lanka back in 1920. This stone has the most desirable characteristics such deep corn flower blue, symmetrically cut, good transparency and perfect clarity. Some other sources says the stone is found in Burma and actually sold in Sri Lanka.
PRIDE OF SRI LANKA
This Gigantic 856 ct deep blue Sapphire has told to be mined in Marapanna 3 km away from Rathnapura in 1998. This was mined in pits of Ms. Leelawathi Darmadasa a Major shareholder of this stone. She commented that there were previous cases, the mine in these areas has produced bigger and better stones before, yet those were sold in Black market to avoid tax
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