A 7 year old boy He became famous after finding a 14.5 carat sapphire rated at thousands of dollars about 200 meters from his house. They uploaded the video to TikTok and it went viral on social networks.
Riley Betteridgethe young Australian explorer has been fascinated by the search for gems since he was only three years old.
But nothing is a coincidence, as her parents, Matt and Amber, run a specialist company, Betteridge Sapphires, located in the heart of the mining region of the state of Queensland. Yahoo News Australia.
“He has a good eye,” Matt said of his son, with the pride of someone who understands the subject.
Of course, this little guy’s fame has its justifications, and one of them is this at just 3 years old He discovered his first stone while looking at the ground from his father’s back.
A TikTok video that has gone viral shows how boy Riley was captured in his school uniform running towards his excited father saying he thought he had found a Sapphire.
“That looks really good, man.”Matt said after inspecting it with a light and seeing the blue and green glow. “This is by far your best stone yet,” he confirmed according to local media.
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A Tiktok video shows the discovery of the sapphire made by the boy and which is worth thousands of dollars.
The boy shows his happiness when he finds the sapphire. TikTok screenshotHow many dollars is the sapphire found by the child worth?
Amber, a specialist in gemstone processing and polishing, said the sapphire Riley found appears to have no internal fractures and could be worth up to $10,000.
In turn, he explained it “the final color will make the difference“, referring to the fact that brightly colored stones tend to sell for a higher price than darker-toned ones.
The discovery comes weeks after Ms Betteridge found a sapphire worth $2,000 buried in the ground while carrying her 9-month-old daughter.
The mother also found a millionaire’s sapphire
The Betteridge family already has a history of notable discoveries.
This is what the 14+ carat sapphire that the father examines in Australia looks like. TikTok screenshotIn 2022, I had experienced viral success when Matt brought something surprising to light 834 carat Australian sapphire near his land.
Also in a TikTok video he shared the moment: he scraped the earth and tried to remove the precious stone only to realize that it was too big and required further excavation.
Source: Clarin
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