{"id":104008,"date":"2025-11-20T02:34:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T02:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=104008"},"modified":"2025-11-20T02:34:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T02:34:00","slug":"madagascar-military-ruler-shows-300-kg-gemstone-found-in-presidential-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=104008","title":{"rendered":"Madagascar military ruler shows 300 kg gemstone found in presidential palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Madagascar\u2019s interim president, who seized power in the Indian Ocean island nation last month, has unveiled a 300 kg (661 lb) gemstone that he said had been found in the presidential palace.<\/p>\n

The dark boulder, streaked with shimmering green crystal, was shown on Tuesday evening inside the Ambohitsorohitra State Palace in the capital Antananarivo.<\/p>\n

The stone, described as an \u201cemerald in matrix\u201d, still needs expert analysis to determine the size and quality of the emerald embedded within.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a national asset,\u201d said Colonel\u00a0Michael Randrianirina, as he stood beside the find.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt might be sold, and it will be up to the minister to explain the procedures that will be followed to increase the state\u2019s revenues,\u201d he said, promising \u201ccomplete transparency\u201d.<\/p>\n

He gave no details on how, when and where the stone was found, other than saying \u201cupon arrival, we discovered this incredible national treasure\u201d and \u201cwe do not know why it was brought here\u201d.<\/p>\n

Mines Minister Carl Andriamparany called the gemstone a collector\u2019s dream. \u201cAn emerald with its natural matrix is rare,\u201d he said, adding that officials have found no record of a similar stone ever documented in Madagascar.<\/p>\n

The government said proceeds from a sale would go into the state treasury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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