A uncommon tough ruby dubbed one of many world’s largest has gone on show for the primary time forward of an public sale within the Gulf emirate of Dubai.

The 8,400-carat stone – nicknamed Burj Alhamal and weighing 2.8 kilogrammes – was mined in Tanzania and made its debut at a Dubai lodge on Friday as a part of SJ Gold and Diamond’s Callisto assortment.

The corporate says it’s “one of many largest” tough rubies on the planet, with managing director Patrick Pilati calling it among the many “rarest rubies ever discovered”.

He stated the Tanzanian stone was “not heated”, that means “it has not been handled, so it is pure and that is why it is valuable.”

Might fetch thousands and thousands

Native experiences have recommended the tough ruby with greenish and dark-purple hues might fetch as much as $120 million.

The stone shall be on show at totally different areas in Dubai for the following 30 days earlier than going to public sale, Pilati stated.

Late final month, a large diamond nicknamed “The Rock” went on show for the primary time in Dubai.

The 228.31-carat pear-shaped gem, which was mined and polished in South Africa greater than 20 years in the past, is the most important white diamond ever to return to public sale, based on Christie’s.

The diamond is predicted to fetch over $30 million.

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Supply: AFP