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RAPAPORT... Myanmar's largest gemstone museum opened to the public on February 12, 2009. The museum is three stories tall and houses some of the nation's most famous gemstones, jade, pearls and jewelry, according to the local newspaper New Light of Myanmar. Items on display include a natural pearl that reportedly weighs 845 carats, and a ruby said to weigh 21,450 carats. If the ruby is in fact that size, it would supplant the record currently held by the 125West Ruby, certified by the Gemologic Institute of America (GIA) at 18,696 carats.
Myanmar mines jade, ruby, emerald and other precious stones. The newspaper reported that the country produced 20,235 tons of jade and 22.7 million carats of gemstones during its fiscal year 2007-2008.
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