The Egyptian emerald mines are generally
recognized as the first known recorded source of emeralds. However
the dates for when this mining began are not clear and their is a
huge disparity in terms of beginning dates, with a beginning range
of 300-2000 B.C.The Spanish conquistador's love for gold and
precious stones is well known. Prior to the discovery of the
Colombian emerald deposits, there was little fine quality emerald
available in Europe and prices were justly quite steep. Fred Ward
cites the same report by Sydney Ball in 1935 that basically says
that Spaniards exported so much fine material from the New
World
in the 16th century that prices actually became
depressed.
Types of
available Emeralds
Brazilian,Zambian,Columbian
& Russian in Cabochon & Faceted Forms
Today in terms of quantity, Brazil leads the
world in emerald export but the quality of Brazilian emeralds
generally don't compare to those from Colombia or even Africa.
Most Brazilian material is exported to India where a large portion
is made into beads. Other known localities of Emerald are: (as
previously mentioned) Zambia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Afghanistan,
Pakistan, Russia (Ural Mountains) Australia, Norway, and the United
States (North Carolina). The Zambian emeralds probably come the
closet to rivaling the Colombian emeralds in terms of quality,
although most experts would agree that Colombia still produces the
finest quality. We will discuss this further in our sources
section.
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