Days of widespread rain unearthed an enormous 834-carat sapphire in Queensland, Australia.

Australian man Matt Betteridge stumbled throughout the massive rock whereas out on a stroll on the Reward fossicking land close to Rubyvale in Queensland’s Gemfields, ABC studies.

After noticing a “glimmer protruding of the dust”, Betteridge realised that his discover was a big sapphire the scale of a “small kid’s fist”, he informed ABC.

“The rain unearthed it that little bit … I assumed it was going to be an average-sized stone till I could not pull it out,” stated Betteridge.

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Betteridge captured the second he discovered the gem on video and uploaded it to TikTok, the place it has since amassed over 320,000 views.

A valuation revealed the stone weighed in at a whopping 834 carats, and is estimated to be price A$12,500 (NZ$13,807), in line with a TikTok uploaded by Betteridge.

Queensland’s Gemfields are one of many largest sapphire-bearing areas on this planet and appeal to treasure hunters from throughout who journey to the realm within the hope of discovering a small fortune in valuable stones.

Instantly after heavy rain is claimed to be the perfect time to search for sapphires, as topsoil is washed away making the gems simpler to identify. Betteridge informed ABC that giant teams of individuals had been out trying to find the rocks on the fossicking land after rain data had been damaged in Rubyvale on Wednesday.

Helen Levonis from the Gemmological Affiliation of Australia informed ABC {that a} sapphire the scale of Betteridge’s was “very uncommon”.

“Once you get one thing … like an 830-carat sapphire, that is phenomenal,” Levonis stated.

The stone would maintain extra worth intact than it might lower into smaller sapphires, she stated.

Betteridge plans to maintain the sapphire as a household heirloom and can show it on the area’s Competition of Gems.