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Treasures of the Earth

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Geographic Origin:
Zambia

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:
Bottle Green

Transparency:
Transparent with Milkiness

Clarity Grade:
Eye-Clean

Clarity Grade Description:
The stone is completely free from eye-visible inclusions

Velvety Appearance:
This gemstone exhibits an appearance that is classified as "velvety". Such an appearance results from very fine microscopic particles that scatter light, causing the coveted visual effect without negatively affecting the gem's transparency. Gemstones with a velvety appearance have little to no extinction, display a warm glow, and look very pleasing to the eye. Therefore, velvety appearance is considered a highly sought-after trait in gemstones. The most prominent examples of gemstones coveted for their velvety appearance are the legendary Kashmir sapphires.

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

Gemological Institute of America report # 5516299936

• The accompanying GIA report authenticates this gemstone as a "Natural Emerald" of "Zambia" origin with "Minor clarity enhancement (F1)".

GRS Gem Research Swisslab report # GRS2025-041626

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

International Gemological Institute report # 669445150

• The accompanying IGI report authenticates this gemstone as a "Natural Emerald" of "Zambia" origin with a comment stating "No indications of treatment have been found".

• The accompanying IGI report states "Fine Color Quality". IGI awards this comment only to select gemstones that meet their specific "Fine Color Quality" criteria.