Hanoi Trading Center Displays 15-tonne Sapphire Block

By JCK Online Staff -- JCK Online, 7/1/2009 12:27:00 PM

Hanoi’s Ruby Plaza trade center celebrated its second anniversary by displaying a 15-tonne sapphire block (14.76 tons). The huge sapphire specimen was mined in Vietnam’s central province of Nghe An.

(Photo courtesy of the VietNamNet Bridge.)

Named Dai Lam Ngoc, the sapphire block is 2.4m in height and 1.7m in width. It is the largest sample of its kind found in Vietnam, according to a report from VietNamNet Bridge.

Dai Lam Ngoc is one of the four record breakers that will be introduced on Ruby Plaza’s second anniversary. Ruby Plaza management also recently rolled out a wedding gown made with 110 rubies and 222 diamonds. The dress is worth 2 billion Vietnamese dong ($118,000).

(Photo courtesy of the VietNamNet Bridge.)