Gachala Emerald
Encyclopedia
The Gachala Emerald is an uncut 5-cm emerald
crystal weighing 858 carats (172 g). The stone was found in 1967 at Vega de San Juan mine in Colombia
and is named after the mining district where it was discovered. Now in the United States
, it was donated to the Smithsonian Institution
by the New York
jeweler, Harry Winston
.
Emerald
Emerald is a variety of the mineral beryl colored green by trace amounts of chromium and sometimes vanadium. Beryl has a hardness of 7.5–8 on the 10 point Mohs scale of mineral hardness...
crystal weighing 858 carats (172 g). The stone was found in 1967 at Vega de San Juan mine in Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
and is named after the mining district where it was discovered. Now in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, it was donated to the Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Institution
The Smithsonian Institution is an educational and research institute and associated museum complex, administered and funded by the government of the United States and by funds from its endowment, contributions, and profits from its retail operations, concessions, licensing activities, and magazines...
by the New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
jeweler, Harry Winston
Harry Winston
Harry Winston was an American jeweler. He donated the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian Institution in 1958 after owning it for a decade, and traded the Portuguese Diamond to the Smithsonian in 1963.-History:...
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