Emerald

Item Description

For years, the finest gem grade Emeralds in the world came from Colombia. The superb color, size and clarity of these gems put them at the apex of the world market. Recently, there have been some discoveries of gem quality Emerald in the Kafubu Emerald Mining District of Zambia that rival the best of what Colombia has to offer. This new Zambian material is limited in comparison to the amount available from Colombia, which only has increased demand for collectors hungry to get their hands on this exciting and beautiful material. Here we have a wonderful "emerald" cut stone, showing an intense vanadium green hue, similar to a deep green seen in Tsavorite. The stone is very gemmy and vibrant, but not completely clean. With that said, it's important to note that Emerald is classified as a Type-3 gemstone, and inclusions are always present and accepted by dealers and collectors, so the clarity in this stone is much better than the majority of faceted Emeralds out there. The color is very difficult to accurately reproduce in the photos, but it's very deep and intense in person. Virtually nothing seems to be coming out in the last few years, so if you missed your chance to get your hands on this material when it first hit the market, don't pass up this opportunity to get your hands on a fine quality gem for a great price. This stone would make a great gift for anybody with a birthday in May, as Emerald is the birthstone for that month. This gem is priced at $1,000.00 retail for the color, quality, rare locality and the fact that they are becoming very difficult to find on the market.