Super Hot lot of Pakistani Emerald running a mostly Bluish Green color. This lot was brought to us at a very discounted price and we just had to add it to our list for a little variety. We estimate that 25% of this lot is facet grade; however, that is in the eye of the beholder. Emeralds are one of the few stones we don't like to make guarantees on for clarity grading because it is EXTREMELY subjective. This material is not the world's best but for the $4.00 per gram it costs I'm confident the purchaser will be thoroughly pleased. The color on this material is good and it is well worth the investment. We are blowing this out at a closeout price and I don't think you would be able to pick this material up at this price at the mines in Pakistan and Afghanistan.

1. Emeralds are mined in western Pakistan in the Swat area and in the Panjsher Valley in Afghanistan; however, there have been several new finds of Emerald in Afghanistan, 1 new find in Pakistan near the border with China (This sounds like a very significant find and we are hearing rumors of crystals as big as 6 inches coming out) and there is also a fairly new find of Emerald coming from Western China from the Xingjian Province. Afghan material is generally lighter, cleaner and considerably more lustrous while Swat material tends to be the better darker Green and Bluish Green color but lacks the Vibrancy of Afghan Emerald and the clarity.

2. Afghanistan is known to produce Emerald Nodules and these are as fabled as the old Kashmir Sapphires!