The world's finest emeralds originate from the Chivor and Muzo Mines in Colombia, South America. The Spanish Conquistadors, who learned of their locations from the Indians, opened both mines in the 1500s. The fantastic emeralds emerging from these mines are referred to as "Old Mine Emeralds," and were mostly in the form of rounded pebbles called "Chibcha stones."

Gemstones are also very portable. In Europe, for example, where wars have ravaged nations for centuries people have often been stripped of their land, their homes, and all their property and possessions including their bank accounts. How did many of these people manage to escape such persecution and enter another country and almost overnight be back in business. There is only one answer. GEMS! They carried, or swallowed in some cases, their gemstones and crossed borders to personal and economic freedom
Emeralds are the premier gems in the beryl family. For more than 4,000 years, emeralds have been among the most valuable of all jewels
The world had to wait until Spain conquered the New World and found Indians wearing great emeralds to see how fine the green gemstones could be. Fabulous emerald crystals came from what is now Colombia. It took Spain five decades to overpower the Muzo Indians who occupied the mining area. Vast quantities were taken from South America during the Spanish conquest but the original mines have since been lost. The finest stones come from Colombia, where they are mined from the calcite veining bituminous limestone at Muzo, Chivor, Coscuez, and Somondoco, Boyaca; these deposits were discovered in the late 1500's.

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HISTORY

In antiquity, emeralds were thought to enable its wearer to predict events. Emeralds are believed to increase intelligence, protect marriages, and ease childbirth. They were cherished by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, intricately cut and carved by pre-Columbian Mexicans and Peruvians, and today remain a treasured stone.

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