Posted16 avril 2022, 14:04
The 8,400-carat stone, weighing 2.8 kg, is “one of the largest” rough rubies ever unearthed.
One of the world’s largest rough rubies, dubbed ‘Burj Alhamal’, was first shown to the public on Friday at a hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ahead of its auction. The 8,400-carat stone, weighing 2.8kg, is ‘one of the largest’ rough rubies ever unearthed and is among the ‘rarest rubies’, according to Patrick Pilati, managing director of SJ Gold and Diamond , which exposes it.
“It’s a rough ruby from Tanzania…it’s unheated, which means it hasn’t been treated. So it is natural and that is why it is precious,” Patrick Pilati told AFP. “Before auctioning it, it will be displayed in different locations in Dubai for the next 30 days,” he said.
The price of this stone with greenish and dark purple hues could reach 120 million dollars. Last month, a giant diamond called «The Rockwas presented for the first time in Dubai. The 228.31-carat, pear-shaped stone, mined and polished in South Africa more than 20 years ago, is the largest white diamond ever graded, according to auction house Christie’s. Auctioned in mid-May in Geneva, it could be sold for 30 million dollars.
(AFP)