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At least eight rogues , thieves and gem traders have at some point laid claim to the 840-pound rock that was culled from the jungle in 2001 . Years of legal wrangling have left just one group standing in the fight for the rock led by Idaho investor Kit Morrison . However , the country of Brazil is now laying claim to the stone they say was mined and then exported illegally . The over a decade-long saga of lies and betrayal have turned the huge but low-quality emerald into a nearly priceless art piece .