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
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Pearl of the Indian Ocean Sri LankaPearl of the Indian Ocean Sri Lanka
In spite of its fame as a splendid island and a leading tourist destination, the secret of Sri Lanka’s attraction lies with its people. The spice obsessed, cricket crazy and
World’s second-largest diamond ‘found in Botswana’World’s second-largest diamond ‘found in Botswana’
The world’s second-largest gem quality diamond has been discovered in Botswana, the Lucara Diamond firm says. The 1,111-carat stone was recovered from its Karowe mine, about 500km (300 miles) north
