蓝宝石的矿物名称也叫刚玉，它是六方晶体，硬度9，比重3.97至4.08，折光率1.76至1.77,透明、半透明或不透明。它是氧化铝钛的结晶体，因含铁离子与钛离子而呈蓝色，按其颜色深浅浓艳的程度不同分为很多种，其中以洋蓝色为最好。最大的蓝宝石原石产于斯里兰卡。

Sri Lankan jewels are making their presence felt on the global markets. Prepare yourself for the world’s largest blue sapphire the country has to offer, a 17-kilogram very blueish stone that’s been cut from a 42-kilo blue sapphire corundum.

Experts say the formation took more than 200,000 years to develop. Sapphires have traditionally been worn by kings and queens. And many of the royal stones are from Sri Lanka.

But years of bloody civil war overshadowed the country’s business. Sri Lankans now hope with the astonishing giant blue stone, the jewelry industry can reach new heights.

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