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2. Bahia Emerald - Wikipedia

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   The Bahia Emerald is one of the largest emeralds and contains the largest single crystal ever found. The stone, weighing approximately 379 kg (836 lbs) [1] (approximately 189,600 carats) originated from Bahia, Brazil; its emerald crystals embedded in black schist.

3. How an 836-pound 'cursed' emerald traveled the Americas ... - AOL

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   It was an ordinary day at his Los Angeles law office when John Nadolenco opened a letter from Brazil enlisting his help in a mission to retrieve a stolen, and quite possibly cursed, 836-pound emerald.

4. Judge rules US must return ‘cursed’ $1B emerald to Brazil ...

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   An 836-pound “cursed” emerald worth nearly $1 billion will be returned to Brazil after 15 years under lock and key in Los Angeles. The 180,000-carat Bahia Emerald was smuggled out of the South ...

5. After years of limbo in L.A., 836-pound Bahia Emerald may ...

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   The 180,000-carat Bahia Emerald has long been held in Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department custody, but a federal judge's ruling could clear the way for it to return to Brazil.

6. Emerald - Wikipedia

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   Brazilian emerald (grass-green variety of the mineral beryl) in a quartz-pegmatite matrix with typical hexagonal, prismatic crystals. [12] Emeralds tend to have numerous inclusions and surface-breaking fissures. Unlike diamonds, where the loupe standard (i.e., 10× magnification) is used to grade clarity, emeralds are graded by eye.

7. Cheapside Hoard - Wikipedia

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   The hoard demonstrates the international trade in luxury goods in the period, including gemstones from sources across South America, Asia and Europe: emerald from Colombia, topaz and amazonite from Brazil; spinel, iolite and chrysoberyl from Sri Lanka, Indian diamond, Burmese ruby, Afghan lapis lazuli, Persian turquoise, pearls from Bahrain, peridot from the Red Sea; Bohemian and Hungarian ...