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Related: About this forumMassive, 5,655-Carat 'Lion Emerald' Unearthed in Africa
By Brandon Specktor, Senior Writer | November 1, 2018 03:33pm ET
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This 2.5 pound (1.1 kilogram) lion emerald is one of the single largest crystals ever unearthed in Africas Kagem mine the most productive emerald mine in the world.
Credit: Gemfields
Miners in Zambia, in Africa, have discovered an emerald so large that the Queen of England herself would probably think, "That's a bit much."
The massive crystal is 5,655 carats and weighs about 2.5 pounds (1.1 kilograms) about the mass of an adult human brain. The emerald will be auctioned off in Singapore later this month, according to a statement from Gemfields the British mining company that owns 75 percent of the mine where the emerald was unearthed. (The Zambian government owns the remaining 25 percent.)
The emerald was discovered on Oct. 2 at Kagem, the world's largest emerald mine, in central Zambia. According to Gemfields, Kagem produces approximately 25 percent of the world's commercial emeralds.
The company has promised to divide 10 percent of the emerald's sale value between two local lion conservation groups the Zambian Carnivore Programme and the Niassa Carnivore Project. For this reason, Gemfields has named the stone "
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Massive, 5,655-Carat 'Lion Emerald' Unearthed in Africa (Original Post)
Judi Lynn
Nov 2018
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dameatball
(7,399 posts)1. Interesting........as always. Thank you.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,699 posts)2. Thank you, Judi! The image knocked my socks off!
Gorgeous, amazing, etc.
Wish I could afford it.
montanacowboy
(6,101 posts)3. Whoa Nellie!
Zambian emeralds are much more beautiful than Brazilian. They are dark green and velvety.
I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooo glad that they are giving some proceeds to Lion preservation.
Good for them.
I wish I could afford it too.
sinkingfeeling
(51,473 posts)4. This went directly to the top of my Christmas Wish List.
littlemissmartypants
(22,797 posts)5. I'm a gem collector.
This one's my birthstone. Very cool! Thanks for sharing, Judi Lynn.
♡lmsp