A rough 1064-carat emerald from the legendary Muzo mine in Colombia has just been unearthed. This discovery, of inestimable rarity, is the work of Emerald, a company specializing in exceptional emeralds.

It is said that the color of this variety of beryl comes from traces of chromium and vanadium, and sometimes even iron.

Associated with heart and love, the emerald, this green gemstone, is said to have protective properties against disease and even the ability to read the future. In some ancient cultures, it was also believed to have the power to promote fertility.

In the Muisca (or Chibcha) civilization, which was based in what is now Colombia, it is said that the emerald gemstones were the tears of a native called Fura, who had lost his wife, Tena.

But it is on the lands of another neighboring ancient civilization, that of the Muzo or Emerald People, on mining deposits 32 million years old, that a stone exceptional in its size, color and crystallization has been discovered. According to specialists, it is “one of the largest and purest specimens ever discovered in the world of gemmology”.

A natural “anomaly”

This 1064-carat emerald is a record-breaker.

In terms of weight, this gemstone joins the exclusive circle of exceptional emeralds discovered in the Muzo mine, alongside the Duke of Devonshire Emerald (1383 carats) and the Patricia Emerald (632 carats).

Its color is also abnormally intense with a deep green hue, characteristic of stones from the Muzo mines, renowned for their rich saturation and unparalleled purity.

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