Big sapphire from Sri Lanka - level 2
Sri Lanka is famous for its precious stones, and a person recently discovered the world’s largest blue star sapphire there.
The sapphire weighs 1404.49 carats, and it could sell for up to 175 million dollars at auction. The owner is a Sri Lankan businessman.
The sapphire’s name is Sapphire the Star of Adam after a Muslim belief that God sent Adam from the Garden of Eden and he arrived in Sri Lanka. His tears turned into precious stones.
Difficult words: precious (special, worth a lot of money), star sapphire (a sapphire which reflects a starlike image), owner (a person who owns – has something).