$320Median
165Sold (12 mo)
$600Last sale
Beryl
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There is something so intrinsically perfect about a gem-quality Emerald crystal that they are amongst the most sought-after of mineral specimens for the elite collector. Like gem Emerald rough for cutting, but infinitly rarer - because a gemstone can still be cut from a damaged crystal - perfect Emerald crystals on matrix are some of the most valuable mineral specimens by weight. Colombia is the undisputed world-leader for gem-quality Emerald, both as crystals and rough and has been for over a century. The best crystals, when placed alongside those from other world occurrences, are simply leagues ahead in their class, but are worth more than their equivalent weight in gold. This stunning gem crystal on Calcite matrix presents the perfect intense emerald-green colour, superb transparency, and wonderful hexagonal prismatic form, fully terminated with a flat pinacoid face at its summit. At 0.9 cm in length it is a significant size for such a perfect crystal and unusually for a Colombian Emerald there are no recorded repairs. It is from Muzo mine in Boyacá Department, perhaps the most famous of all of Colombia's Emerald mines, a mine which was considerable, even in the early years of the 20th century.
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Tucson, Arizona, USA7,590 for sale·5 sold
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