True colors: The legacy, luminosity and lore behind four gorgeous gemstones

Nobility, truth, sincerity, faithfulness and wisdomBirthstone month: September Legend: Ancient Greeks and Romans believed ...
Robb Report

A Giant 683-Pound Blue Sapphire Was Discovered in Sri Lanka. It Could Be Worth More Than $100 Million.

Sri Lanka’s City of Gems is certainly living up to its moniker. A few months after unwitting construction workers discovered the world’s largest star sapphire cluster in a backyard in Ratnapura, a Sri ...
CNN

Sri Lanka shows off giant natural blue sapphire

Sri Lankan authorities on Sunday put on show what they said was the world’s largest natural corundum blue sapphire, weighing 310 kilograms (683 pounds), which was found in a gem pit about three months ...