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2. 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.

3. 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 .

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. Mel Fisher - Wikipedia

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   The emeralds from the Atocha are some of the finest emeralds in the world. They come from the Muzo Mine in Colombia. The emeralds of Muzo are renowned for their color, fire and geometry. [12] The State of Florida claimed title to the wreck and forced Fisher's company, Treasure Salvors, Inc., into a contract giving 25% of the found treasure to ...

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. 836lb ‘cursed’ emerald worth $1bn must return to Brazil, US ...

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   The rare Bahia Emerald, which was mined in Brazil in 2001 and smuggled to the US, has long been the subject of competing claims of ownership 836lb ‘cursed’ emerald worth $1bn must return to ...