An emerald weighing 1.6kg has been found at the Mariinsky Priisk deposit in the Sverdlovsk Region in Russia. The mineworkers found the emerald in a mine 260 meters deep. The previous record was set by a 2kg emerald found in 1990. The gemstone was discovered at a depth of 853ft and is considered to be a second-category green colour. Emeralds from the region are highly prized due to their grass-green colour, which commands high prices. A rare emerald that weighed 1.7kg, also known as an emeraldstone, was recently unearthed near the city of Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. The find, along with a scattering of smaller precious stones, is valued at $495,000.
An emerald weighing 1.6kg has been found at the Mariinsky Priisk deposit in the Sverdlovsk Region in Russia. The previous record was set by a 2kg emerald found in 1990. The gemstone was discovered at a depth of 853ft and is considered to be a second-category green colour. Emeralds from the region are highly prized due to their grass-green colour, which commands high prices. A rare emerald that weighed 1.7kg, also known as an emeraldstone, was recently unearthed near the city of Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. The find, along with a scattering of smaller precious stones, is valued at $495,000.