Anyone and everyone who has worked in the jewellery industry has encountered gemstones sourced from Afghanistan.
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In the upcoming October issue of Jewellery Business, award-winning trade journalist and graduate gemmologist Diana Jarrett dives deep into the history and treatment of the precious green gem in her feature, ‘Emerald: The verdant stone.’
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Whether you have 10 years of experience in the business, 30, or even two, at some point you have probably found yourself in front of a customer having a hard time coming up with natural options for gemstones that fit his/her budget, taste, and dreams.
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The outlook is positive for Colombia’s Coscuez Emerald Mine, says Toronto-based miner Fura Gems.
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A trade event focused exclusively on emeralds is coming to Colombia this fall.
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Early Indian legends offer one explanation for the creation of emeralds. It is embodied in the story of Fura and Tena, two humans created by the god, Ares, to populate the earth. As the story goes, Fura’s disobedience angered Ares and he turned them both into two steep cliffs, said today to stand as symbolic guardians of Colombia’s emerald region. Saddened by what she had done, Fura sobbed uncontrollably, her tears turning into emeralds in the depths of the mountain.
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Eighty Zambian emeralds and 241 natural diamonds grace a watch created for Harrods’ Biennale des Antiquaires.
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An auction of rough Zambian emeralds held in London by gemstone producer Gemfields raked in $7.5 million US.
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A 6225-carat rough emerald has been unearthed at Gemfields’ Kagem mine in Zambia.
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