![]() Polished rubies of more than five carats are extremely uncommon. ![]() The original rough stone weighed a staggering 101 carats when it was found last year in a mine in Mozambique, where there are vast ruby deposits in the north of the country. Sotheby's, which auctioned the 55.22-carat gem, described it as a "once-in-a-lifetime" jewel. The biggest ruby ever to come to auction has been sold in New York for a record sum of US$34.8m ($56.8m). The Estrela de Fura", meaning "Star of Fura", was cut from a 101-carat rough stone and is the world's largest ruby Photo: Sotheby's
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