Ethiopian emeralds come in a light to vivid green color containing a yellowish tone. The emeralds are considered a new formation of the gem on earth, so the crystals are not fully developed like Colombian and are more vulnerable.
These are a newly discovered variety of emerald in Ethiopia. The mining for the gem started roughly in 2016; the rough crystals found here are larger in size relative to emeralds from origins in Colombia, Panjshir, or Zambia. The overall shade is lighter, but these have great brilliance and luster. White patches and premature crystals are common inclusions in them.
The Ethiopian emerald mines are smaller and produce a little fraction compared to Zambian Brazilian or other mines. Green gems mined in Ethiopia are sometimes not emerald but are beryl due to the lack of chromium present in them. Less than 3% of total emeralds produced worldwide are from Ethiopia.
As emeralds from other origins, these also come with a wide variety of quality, mostly the rough, which comprises commercial-quality crystals used to manufacture beads and cabs or stones to be used in silver jewelry as they are filled with inclusions and black mica spots, but even amazing glowing quality of stones is found in the region, which are deep medium green with a velvety appearance. Ethiopian emeralds absorb less oil compared to other origin emerald stones.
Jewelfields is a wholesale supplier and manufacturer of loose Ethiopian origin emeralds. We source and ship out clients cut and polished stones as well as Ethiopian emerald rough on availability. We have all shapes and cuts like octagon cut or emerald cut, pear cut, cushion step cut, oval shape, etc. in cabochons and faceted form.
Price of transparent Ethiopian emeralds starts with $15/ct of included low quality small sizes, and the top finished larger gems with clean clarity, flashy transparency, and saturated deep color auction over $3000/ct easily.
The color, carat weight, clarity, and lustre with cut and polish quality define the price of the gemstone.
The color of Ethiopian emerald is medium-light green overall, which resembles the color of pariba tourmaline. Most of the rough comes in light shade, but top-quality mystic grass green shade is also found, but in very small proportion. The clarity of the gems has never been too good; they come with mica patches, and a lot of color zoning is seen. The lustre in the gemstones is sometimes best in class as that of top Colombian emeralds.
Major mining areas are Kenticha, Oromia region, and Dermi. These stones are sometimes called ''Shakiso emeralds'' for a town that is 150 km north of where these crystal deposits have been found. In Shakiso, these emeralds are traded internationally.
The government in Ethiopia has been very strict since mining was started there in 2016. The mining remained half of the time on halt due to security issues and the instability of the government there. The access to these mines was an offense, and all the government permissions from the center and region have to be conjured to do any smallest mining activity. Even after all this, some regional groups, with due permission from the government, are extracting the rough in some scattered blocks and revenue from which aids to the country's economy.
Check our Ethiopian emerald inventory for all shapes and qualities, such as emerald cut (octagon step cut), faceted oval cut, pear cut, and cabochons.
Necklace and bracelet layouts, calibrated mm size, and free-size lots and parcels are available at the best prices for suppliers and jewelers.
Jewelfields source quality color and clarity selected emerald best deals for you. We ship the gemstones to all worldwide locations, like USA, Russia, Thailand, Singapore, Canada, Australia, Germany, Belgium, Israel, etc.
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