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Our Cultured Colombian
Emerald
"I bought an emerald from you, 1.2 carats. It arrived, beautiful.
I took it to a jeweler that I've dealt with for about 15 years and told them I wanted a custom ring made with this emerald (bezel setting). The only thing I told the jeweler was that I purchased the emerald online.
I picked up the ring...and it is just what I wanted. The jeweler provided an appraisal for the new ring. He valued the replacement value at $4,000.00. This is a quote from the GIA
gemologist:
"One bezel set emerald modified step cut natural emerald,...approximate
weight of 1.42ct., clarity is eye clean, type III, medium
light, moderately strong, green color, (GIA G 4/4), cut is good."
Needless to say, I am thrilled with my purchase."
- Customer Testimonial |
Top
quality mined emeralds can easily top the
value of natural diamonds. And within
the world of emeralds, Colombian emeralds are
usually valued the highest due to their
intense color with just a hint of blue.
Mined Colombian emeralds will typically sell
for 10%-20% higher premium than emeralds from
other countries.
We are thus
pleased to announce, that after 7 years of
research by the Russian professor Dimitry Fursenko,
lab-grown Colombian Emeralds are now a reality and
we are pleased to offer them to our customers.
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Customer
supplied photo of our cultured emerald
(thanks to Grisgby72 on our message boards)
Our cultured
(lab-grown) Colombian emeralds are unique in
several respects:
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These are
*real* emeralds, not imitation
(i.e. not green colored CZ)...they are
simply grown in the lab instead of mined.
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Further
blurring the line between mined and
lab-grown, these emeralds are
hydrothermally grown, using low-grade
natural emeralds as their nutrient
source. Re-crystallization is a good
term to describe what takes place, as
small emeralds are crushed and then
re-grown around a new seed in the lab into
large single crystals.
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While
mined emeralds are known for their high
inclusion rate (GIA grades them as Type
III gems, meaning they are almost always
included), we offer only gem quality
(loupe-clean) cultured Colombian
emeralds. Further, unlike mined
emeralds, our cultured Colombian emeralds
are not 'oiled', a default process done to
most mined emeralds to hide their
inclusions whereby palm oil is applied
under pressure to temporarily fill voids
and defects.
The result is
that our Cultured Colombian Emeralds let you
enjoy the beauty and splendor of real emerald
in sizes, clarity and color saturation that
would otherwise be unaffordable (A large, deep
green emerald with minor blue coloration that
is relatively free of inclusions may cost up
to tens of thousands of dollars per carat).
Our Cultured Colombian Emeralds
are priced at
$145/ct.
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Online Shopping:
- A note about color -
these emeralds are a very rich, velvety green with
a hint of blue - the blue tint is very subtle, and in our experience
varies based on the type of lighting.
- Emerald cuts shown below
are in-stock, and ship within 2 business days of
receiving your order.
- Custom cuts and sizes
are available by special order on our new website (still
under construction) here -
Custom Cut cultured Emeralds Order page.
- Free 2 day UPS shipping
for US orders (orders over $299)
- Satisfaction guaranteed
or a full refund will be issued (see our
satisfaction guarantee here).
Important
note: With emeralds you get a much bigger jewel
for the same carat weight as other major gems...
therefore, we recommend selecting your emerald based on size
(mm measurement) rather than carat weight.
We have also included the
diamond equivalent size (mm translation) since most
customers are used to diamond sizing.
It is important to remember that carat is a measure of weight,
not size, and thus varies based on what the material is.
Update
- We have had a number of custom cut orders (i.e. you
specify the type of cut and mm size), and these may now be
ordered on our new (in progress) website here -
Custom Cut cultured Emeralds Order page.
Cut
Shape |
Size |
Clarity |
Approximate
Carat
Weight
(literal on the scale weight)
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Diamond
Equivalent
Size
(if this was a diamond...)
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Packaging |
Web Direct Price
($145/ct) |
Emerald |
7x5mm |
Gem
quality
(loupe-clean) |
.89 ct |
1.05 ct |
Diamond Paper |
$129 |
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Emerald |
8x6mm |
Gem
quality
(loupe-clean) |
1.30 ct |
1.50 ct |
Diamond Paper |
$189 |
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Emerald |
9x7mm |
Gem
quality
(loupe-clean) |
2.04 ct |
2.50 ct |
Diamond Paper |
$295 |
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Emerald |
10x8mm |
AAA
quality (single inclusion) |
2.80 ct |
3.90 ct |
Diamond Paper |
$406 |
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Emerald |
11x9mm |
Gem
quality
(loupe-clean) |
3.70 ct |
5.25 ct |
Diamond Paper |
$536 |
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Cushion |
7x7mm |
Gem
quality
(loupe-clean) |
1.25 ct |
2.00 ct |
Diamond Paper |
$181 |
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Custom Cut |
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Gem
quality
(loupe-clean) |
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Diamond Paper |
$50 deposit |
Custom Cut cultured Emeralds Order page |
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