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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.

This remarkable antique-cut heart-shaped emerald from the Ural Mountains in Russia is a testimony to why the color green has such strong associations with fertility, renewal, and rebirth. Its vibrant natural color and unique internal qualities are full of life and palpable energy, while its superb transparency allows you to appreciate them both fully.

Looking at this Russian emerald, it's easy to see why emerald was chosen as the birthstone for May when spring is in full bloom.

At 20.44 carats, this emerald is also an incredible size. Coupled with only minor traditional oil enhancement to improve its appearance as certified by the Gem Research SwissLab (GRS), you truly have a rare find.

— Harshil Zaveri, Founder & CEO

Geographic Origin:
Ural Mountains - Russia

Treatments:
Indications of minor clarity enhancement with oil

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.

Indications of "minor" clarity enhancement with oil are observed in this particular emerald.

Color Award:
Spring Green

Transparency:
Transparent

Clarity Grade:
Moderately Included

Clarity Grade Description:
Inclusions are moderately visible at eye view

Large Size:
The size of this gemstone is large compared to the commonly available sizes in this species/variety, making it rare and highly sought-after.

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

GRS Gem Research Swisslab report # GRS2022-052083

• The accompanying GRS report authenticates this gemstone as a "Natural Emerald" of "Ural (Russia)" origin with a comment stating "CE(O): Minor".