This item is a part of the following collections:

Royal Araina Collection: Gemstones that you "fall in love" with

Named after his daughter, the "Royal Araina Collection" is a hand-picked selection of exceptional, noteworthy gemstones by Harshil Zaveri, the founder of StarRuby.in ®.

Why choose one gemstone rather than another?

That is where Harshil comes into his own, revealing that his sensibility extends far beyond simple expertise.

In addition to applying the gemological selection criteria, he seeks out stones that speak to him: those that evoke an idea, bring out an emotion, recall a memory, or tell a story.

Every gemstone in the "Royal Araina Collection" is a rare, timeless treasure highly sought-after by discerning collectors and gem connoisseurs.

Treasures of the Earth

"Treasures of the Earth" is a collection of noteworthy gemstones hand-picked by our team of gemstone experts. Every gemstone in this collection will captivate you with its intrinsic beauty and spectacular flair.

Zambia, the land of waterfalls, incredible wildlife, and raw wilderness, is also an excellent source of fine-quality emeralds. Zambian emeralds are known to have a deep green color that's well saturated throughout the stone. This 3.87-carat "no oil" emerald is a perfect example of a top specimen from the region.

Due to their natural crystal shape, emeralds are commonly cut as rectangular or squarish step cuts known as "emerald-cuts." The unique look of the emerald-cut is created by its large, open table and the step cuts of its pavilion. Emerald-cut emeralds produce a "hall of mirrors" effect with the interplay of light and dark planes. The long lines and dramatic flashes of light give emerald-cut emeralds, such as this one, an elegant appeal.

Our team of gem experts has awarded this emerald's beautiful, vivid green color the "Bottle Green" color award. In addition to the stunning color, this emerald exhibits the kind of transparency and clarity rarely seen in emeralds. Last but not least, the "life" within this stone seems to reflect Zambia's natural wonders of the world!

— Harshil Zaveri, Founder & CEO

Geographic Origin:
Zambia

Treatments:
No Treatments (Unheated/Untreated)

Gemologist's Comments on Treatments:
As a business policy, we don't stock heated, treated, or enhanced gemstones. However, emeralds invariably come into contact with oil during their life, from mining to cutting/polishing to selling. This is because oil is commonly used as a lubricant for cleaning/storing rough emeralds and facilitating the cutting/polishing process.

Also, due to their natural growth conditions and recovery methods, almost all emeralds contain surface-reaching features. Therefore, the oil may seep into these features even when not intended as a treatment.

For this reason, clarity enhancement - particularly with oil - is a common and widely accepted trade practice for emeralds.

No indications of clarity enhancement with oil are observed in this particular emerald. Non-oiled emeralds, also known as "No Oil" emeralds, are extremely rare and valuable.

Color Award:
Bottle Green

Gemologist's Comments on Color:
The color of this emerald is an attractive and highly desirable shade of "bottle green" without being overly dark in appearance.

Transparency:
Transparent

Clarity Grade:
Near Loupe-Clean

Clarity Grade Description:
This stone is completely free from eye-visible inclusions, and minute inclusions are barely visible under 10x magnification

Gemologist's Comments on Clarity:
Such a high level of transparency and exceptional clarity (near-loupe-clean) is rarely seen in natural emeralds of Zambian origin, particularly in stones over 2 carats in weight.

Exceptional Quality:
The overall quality of this gemstone is classified as "exceptional". Its unique combination of extraordinary color, remarkable clarity, and superior appearance make it almost impossible to replace.

Superior Cutting:
The cut grade of this gemstone is classified as "superior". It has been masterfully cut by our highly skilled gem cutters (lapidaries) to bring out its best qualities and diminish any perceived imperfections. This gemstone is symmetrical, well-proportioned, and has an excellent surface polish. Therefore, it displays the maximum dispersion, scintillation, and fire.

Vibrant Brilliancy:
This gemstone exhibits a brilliancy that is classified as "vibrant." Vibrant brilliancy results from a combination of factors such as skillful cutting, excellent clarity, even color distribution, and a very low degree of extinction.

This item is accompanied by the following gemological reports. We will ship the original reports along with the item.

Gemological Institute of America report # 7433507074

• The accompanying GIA report authenticates this gemstone as a "Natural Emerald" of "Zambia" origin with "No Indications of Clarity Enhancement".

GRS Gem Research Swisslab report # GRS2022-060022

• The accompanying GRS report authenticates this gemstone as a "Natural Emerald" with a comment stating "CE(O): Insignificant".

• The accompanying GRS report describes the brilliancy-type as "vibrant" with a special comment on the appendix stating that the gemstone exhibited very good brilliancy and ideal proportions, making it worthy of receiving the GRS brilliancy designation of "vibrant". GRS awards this term only to select gemstones that meet their specific "vibrant" brilliancy criteria.