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2. Colombian emeralds - Wikipedia

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   Because of their value on the international market, Colombian emeralds create a large illicit trade. Emerald smugglers, called guaqueros, poach on the mines, particularly along the Itoco River in the Muzo valley. During the day they scour the river beds and scavenge the mining fields for overlooked emeralds in private mines.

3. Ronald Ringsrud - Wikipedia

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   Ringsrud has a background in emerald gemology and the world emerald market. He has given presentations and lectures on the topic since 1986. [2] As the owner of Ronald Ringsrud Company, he was the host and guide in Bogotá, Colombia, for foreign buyers visiting the city's emerald marketplace, as well as guiding groups from the L.A. County Museum of Natural History and the Gemological Institute ...

4. Gachalá Emerald - Wikipedia

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   Gachalá municipality in the Department of de Cundinamarca, Colombia. The Gachalá Emerald, one of the most valuable and famous emeralds in the world, was found in 1967, in the mine called Vega de San Juan, located in Gachala, a town in Colombia, located 142 km (88 mi) from Bogota. Gachalá Chibcha means "place of Gacha."

5. List of emeralds by size - Wikipedia

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   The three main emerald mining areas in Colombia are Muzo, Coscuez, and Chivor. [10] Rare "trapiche" emeralds are found in Colombia, distinguished by ray-like spokes of dark impurities. Zambia is the world's second biggest producer, with Kagem mine being the world's largest emerald mine [ 11 ] responsible for 25–30% of the world's production ...

6. Las Pavas - Wikipedia

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   The Las Pavas, also called La Pava (Spanish: Mina La(s) Pava(s)), [2] is a Colombian emerald mining area that is neighboring Colombia's largest emerald mine, Puerto Arturo.It is located 200 kilometres (120 mi) northwest of the capital Bogotá in the western emerald belt of Muzo, and about 235 kilometres (146 mi) west of Chivor, which is in the eastern emerald belt.

7. Víctor Carranza - Wikipedia

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   Víctor Carranza Niño (8 October 1935 – 4 April 2013), often referred to as Don Víctor was a Colombian emerald dealer and the owner of emerald mines in the Boyacá mountains (a forested area not far from Bogotá), widely known as Colombia's "emerald czar." The economy of the area around the mines is dependent on the trade.