Beautiful emeralds!

Emeralds are beautiful and mysterious and are used as the centre piece in many items of marvelous jewellery or to enhance and flatter other gemstones and precious metals.  

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Part of a glittering obsession

Emeralds are part of a glittering obsession modern day society has with gems and precious metals that can be fashioned into items to flatter and decorate and can be an abstract expression of value, status and importance.   Where do these wonderful gems come from and how are they valued?  

Emerald producing regions 

While many countries around the world produce emeralds, Columbia is regarded as the place where the most high quality emeralds are produced.  Here there are around 150 known deposits, though not all of them are currently in production. Read more