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[[Image:gachalaemerald.jpg|thumb|right|The Gachala Emerald is one of the largest emeralds in the world at 858 carats (172 g)]] | [[Image:gachalaemerald.jpg|thumb|right|The Gachala Emerald is one of the largest emeralds in the world at 858 carats (172 g)]] | ||
The '''Gachala Emerald''', an uncut 5-[[Centimetre|cm]] [[emerald]] crystal weighing 858 [[Carat (mass)|carats]] (172 g). The stone was found in 1967 at Vega de San Juan mine in [[Colombia]] and is named after the mining district where it was discovered. | The '''Gachala Emerald''', an uncut 5-[[Centimetre|cm]] [[emerald]] crystal weighing 858 [[Carat (mass)|carats]] (172 g). The stone was found in 1967 at Vega de San Juan mine in [[Colombia]] and is named after the mining district where it was discovered. Now in the [[United States]], it was donated to the [[Smithsonian Institution]] by the [[New York]] jeweler, [[Harry Winston]]. | ||
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Revision as of 21:02, 15 June 2007
The Gachala Emerald, an uncut 5-cm emerald crystal weighing 858 carats (172 g). The stone was found in 1967 at Vega de San Juan mine in Colombia and is named after the mining district where it was discovered. Now in the United States, it was donated to the Smithsonian Institution by the New York jeweler, Harry Winston.
