Emeralds mined in Colombia USA are considered the most valued and sought after of all the other origin emerald gemstones because it is a longest time matured crystal with finest green color-transparency. Colombia located in south America is pioneer in production of quality emeralds to the world market.
Colombian emeralds are the oldest deposits of emeralds in world discovered so far. The Muzo emerald mines and the Chivor emerald mines have produced the most hard and shiny stones so far and now the stones from that reigion is considered a very precious gem. As the stone is fully crystallized or matured, they are harder and have lesser fissures (hollow spaces) compared to other origin emeralds, due to this the emerald does not usually dries up quickely.
They are popular for their pure shiny green color and brilliance. Comparatively these have better color, clarity and luster/shine compared to their counterpart mined emerald gemstones such as Zambian which have more bluish tones or Russian stones which are light in color shade overall.
All Colombia mined emeralds are not necessarily premium in quality, but are also found in economic commercial qualities.
The worth of a Colombian emerald can be $10/ct to over $20000/ct depending on the below mentioned factors of cut-polish, color, clarity and carat weight.
Major mining regions in Colombia are eastern regions of Andes mountain range between Cundinamarca and Boyaca. Chivor, Coscuez and Muzo which are most popular emerald mining regions here others include La Pita, Penas Blancas these pits are both government lesed and private and from these mines comes finest premium quality of emerald. All the mines show a slight difference in the characteristics of stones produced due to geographical differences which are difference of color shade, hue clarity luster / brightness and most important is type of inclusions present. So in Colombian origin emeralds identifying difference on basis of mines needs a lot of expertise and only few experienced people who are from long in the trade and manufacturing can only recognize.
The GIA, IGI, GRS or Gubelin swiss lab gives the origin in certificate which is based just on origin country and almost do not mention name of the mines so ask your Colombian emerald suppliers if they can tell.
Jewelfields is an authentic dealer of cut and polished real untreated Colombian emerald stones. We provide guaranteed lowest B2B prices on earth. All the loose emerald wholesale lots / parcels are guaranteed natural with price guarantee.
All shape and cut parcels available like faceted pear shape, emerald cut (octagon step cut), princess cut, oval trillion and round brilliant cut other than that cabochons, Colombian sugarloaf cut available. The stones are available in free available sizes, calibrated lots, layouts, pairs etc.
Certifications from reputed labs like GRS, GIA, Gubelin, IGI, IIGJ by GJEPC, GSI available for all stones.
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