A 683-pound giant blue sapphire — thought to be one of the largest in the world — is heading to auction and is expected to fetch millions

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December 14,2021

A massive 683-pound gemstone thought to be one of the largest ever discovered is heading to auction. 

Dubbed the “Queen of Asia,” workers found the gem in a mine in the southern city of Ratnapura, known as Sri Lanka’s “city of gems.”

The rock was displayed on Sunday on a bed of flowers at a gem pit owner’s home near Colombo, where blessings were said over the gem, per CNN. 

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