Weighing six tons and standing 5ft tall, this luminous pearl may be hard to shift physically speaking – but even with a mammoth £88million price tag it shouldn’t be too hard to find a buyer.
The stone, formed mostly of a fluorite mineral, glows green in the dark and is prized more highly than diamonds in China.
It was unearthed in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia and took its finders three years to grind the raw gem down to its pearl shape.
Stone me: Girls pose with the biggest luminous pearl in world at a show in Wenchang, Hainan Province, China
It has gone on show in Hainan, southern China, to attract buyers and have measurements taken for a world record bid.
It is amazing and glows a blue green in the dark,' remarked one show organiser.
'These pearls are very sought after in China, especially when they are this size.'
The luminious stones, sometimes known as a Chintamani, is a wish-fulfilling jewel within the Buddhist religion.
Monster: The fluorite mineral the stone is fashioned from is more valuable than diamonds in China
It is depicted on Tibetan prayer flags and tradition maintains that one attains the Wisdom of Buddha by carrying it while reciting a prayer.
Although, such a feat might be too much of a struggle with this stone.
News of the £88m pearl follows the sale last week of the world’s most expensive diamond, which fetched £2million at a Sotheby’s auction in Geneva.
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