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In 1969, an emerald of 1,438 carats (0.2876 kg) was uncovered, the largest yet found in North America. The stone was named the Stephenson Emerald in honor of John A. D. Stephenson, a late 19th-century collector instrumental in the discovery of the first North Carolina emerald and the first world discovery of hiddenite.
Until recently it was found only in Alexander County, North Carolina, but in recent decades it has been subsequently found in Madagascar and Brazil. [6] The Hiddenite Gem Mines and surrounding areas also yield emeralds, sapphires, and many other precious stones. Sluicing and digging for precious gems is a popular recreational activity that ...
The finest emeralds are approximately 75% tone on a scale where 0% tone is colorless and 100% is opaque black. In addition, a fine emerald will be saturated and have a hue that is bright (vivid). Gray is the normal saturation modifier or mask found in emeralds; a grayish-green hue is a dull-green hue. [8]
Carolina Emperor United States 2009 310 carats (62 g) 64.8 carats (12.96 g) North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh [21] [22] Chalk Emerald: Colombia 38.40 carats (7.680 g) 37.82 carats (7.564 g) National Museum of Natural History, Washington Duke of Devonshire Emerald: Colombia >1831: 1,383.93 carats (276.786 g)
In the 1980s, another treasure hunter, Herbert Humphreys Jr., claimed to have found emeralds, silver coins, and more artifacts worth the equivalent of about $11 million today. In 1987, his ...
Hiddenite is a pale-to-emerald green variety of spodumene that is sometimes used as a gemstone. The first specimens of the hiddenite variety of spodumene were recovered circa 1879 near the settlement of White Plains, west of Stony Point, Alexander County, North Carolina. According to contemporary accounts, a man named Lackey brought them to the ...
Asheville. The mountainous western North Carolina city of Asheville is mentioned several times throughout the book. Kya’s dad, Pa, is from Asheville. His family owned a plantation there, but ...
Arthur Ashe shared his last name with Samuel Ashe, the former governor of North Carolina and namesake of Asheville, because the tennis great’s African ancestors were owned by Samuel Ashe in the ...