A whopping emerald crystal Weighing in at over 1.1 kg (5655 carats) we have this stunning discovery
A whopping emerald crystalWeighing in at over 1.1 kg (5655 carats) we have this stunning discovery from the Kagem open pit mine in Zambia, glowing a deep yellowish green and relatively clean of inclusions. Found on October the 2nd, it will be auctioned in Singapore later in the year. Stones of such a huge size and quality rank amongst nature’s rarest productions and this one has been given a moniker of its own to accompany this fact. The stone is known as Inkalamu, the Lion Emerald since the mining company support Zambia’s efforts to conserve these fierce felines as part of its local beneficiation programme (and will donate 10 % of the proceeds to the charities they support, the Zambian Carnivore Program and the Niassa Carnivore Project in Mozambique).I sincerely hope that the buyer appreciates its true value as a crystal and chooses to keep it as a unique investment piece rather than add value to it by cutting it into smaller faceted gems. The company specialises in responsibly sourced coloured stones and has nanotechnology tracing systems to allow the identification of the origin of their stones, so if it is cut the fact that individual stones came from this exceptional piece will be recorded.LozImage credit: Gemfieldshttp://bit.ly/2AEndBDhttp://bit.ly/2qnvtQp -- source link
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