BBCNEWS BBC News August 7, 2021 07:21:00
This was actually an accidentalfind. so we have a huge garden. so we appointed a person to go and search for some water, in part of our land. in that well that he dug up, firstly we saw the crystal coming out and then we cleaned it up and we took the sapphire to experts. the bbc cannot independently verify his mr gamage's version of events on how he stumbled upon the stone, but the specimen has triggered a frenzy in sri lanka which has a vibrant gem industry. local experts say the stone is something unique. this is a very good example, evidence, for the formation of sapphires within sri lanka....
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