Monday, January 19, 2026

Yes, this is real

 

OK, at least I think it's real.  A gigantic star sapphire (and if you watch the video, the star is much easier to see).

Rare 'Purple Star Sapphire' weighing 3,563 CARATS is discovered in Sri Lanka - and it could be worth over £220 million

Put it this way:  it's the size of a baseball.  I used the Google calculator to determine it is just over 1.5 pounds. 

The mind boggles. It is well beyond what I would consider possible.

It has been given a name:  Star of Pure Land.

However, I'm confused. There seems to be two of them.  One is purple and seems to be shaped like an ice cream cone, while the other is blue and spherical.  Look below.



















This shows them side by side.  This is not explained anywhere, and it's weird.  If the purple one is the big one, what's the blue one?

After watching one video (here), I think it is displayed upright and on its "side", with different lighting.  But it's still confusing. 





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