Geologist Debapriya Rakshit and experienced miner Richard Kapeta uncovered the impressive 5,655-carat emerald inside the largest open-pit mine in Kagem, which is partially owned by Gemfields — a ...

SANTA ANA – A 472-carat emerald crystal, considered one of the finest in the world and once described as the stuff of legend, has gone on display at the Bowers Museum. The emerald is called El Itoco, ...

London-based mining company Gemfields has announced that it will auction off a monster 5,655-carat Zambian emerald crystal discovered last month. The company said in a release on Monday that the ...

Unearthed in Brazil in 2001, the "Bahia Emerald” is one massive chunk of controversy. At times, no less than eight people and one country have laid claim to a gem that weighs roughly 840 pounds and ...

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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- It weighs in at 840 pounds, a boulder containing more than 180,000 carats of emerald crystals, but the future of the Bahia Emerald remains in limbo. Attorney Andrew Spielberger ...

Unearthed in Brazil in 2001, the “Bahia Emerald” is one massive chunk of controversy. At times, no less than eight people and one country have laid claim to a gem that weighs roughly 840 pounds and ...

The world's largest cut emerald is set to go up for auction - and is expected to fetch $1.15million. The 57,500-carat stone, which is the size of a watermelon, is scheduled to go under the hammer ...