You never know what you might find in your own backyard. That’s certainly true for one Sri Lankan gent, who accidentally unearthed the world’s largest star sapphire cluster while renovating his home ...

A third-generation gem trader in Ratnapura, Sri Lanka was digging in his backyard when he stumbled upon a massive sapphire cluster that is said to be worth roughly $100 million. According to The New ...

The yogo sapphire is one of the rare and precious things that make Montana truly the Treasure State. Randy and Katie Gneiting have been mining this gem from Central Montana for about 30 years. Their ...

News reports that workers in Sri Lanka dug up a cluster of sapphires worth up to $100 million were a welcome distraction for a pandemic-weary public. By Aanya Wipulasena and Mike Ives A tale making ...

The world’s largest blue star sapphire, weighing 1404.49 carats and valued at $100 million, has been found in a mine in Sri Lanka. COLOMBO: The world’s largest blue star sapphire, weighing 1404.49 ...

A mountaineer stumbled upon a treasure trove of jewels on a glacier off France's Mont Blanc in 2013. The precious gems are believed to have belonged to a passenger who died in a plane crash. Local ...

While you may have heard of precious gems like diamonds and sapphires, did you know that Nigeria is home to some unique and rare gemstones that can't be found anywhere else in the world? Benitoite is ...