Oh, come the hell on! It's just a rock!

[Blue_Tires]

World's largest blue star sapphire 'found in Sri Lanka'

The gemology institute in the capital Colombo has certified that the gem weighs 1404.49 carats and say they have not certified anything larger.

The gem is valued at at least $100m and the current owner estimates that it could sell for up to $175m at auction.

Sri Lanka's gem industry, for which sapphire is the main export, is worth at least £70m ($103m) annually.

Blue star sapphires are so named because of the distinctive mark found at their centre.

"The moment I saw it, I decided to buy," the current owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, told the BBC World Service's Newsday programme.

"When the stone was brought to me I suspected that it might be the world's largest blue star sapphire. So I took a risk and bought it."

The owner said it was "absolutely confidential" how much he paid for it. The previous record holder weighed 1,395 carats.

The new gem was mined in the city of Ratnapura, in southern Sri Lanka, which is known as the City of Gems.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35226276

[hobbit709]

1. Hell of a rock

And this is just a hunk of carbon

[pinboy3niner]

2. But this one's blue!!!

[hobbit709]

3. Here's a green one and a red one

[pinboy3niner]

4. But were they made by Smurfs? I think not!

[Baitball Blogger]

6. A telling sign that all smurfs were born in September.

Which gives you some idea to what was going on when they were conceived, assuming a nine month gestation period.

[Liberal Veteran]

7. And they're all made out of ticky tacky

[Baitball Blogger]

5. That explains why there is an epidemic of madness among Libras today.

[Scuba]

8. Figures. The only one in Wisconsin is in Walkersha County.