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2000 BC |
It was later believed that emeralds were first mined in Egypt about this time. Links: Egypt, Emerald 
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1816 |
Mohammed Ali Pasha, Ottoman ruler over Egypt, sent Fredric Cailliaud, a French goldsmith and mineralogist, to find the Roman emerald mines of southeastern Egypt. Links: Egypt, Emerald
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1817 Nov 22 |
Fredric Cailliaud discovered the old Roman emerald mines at Sikait. Links: Egypt, Emerald
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1991 |
A man from the United Arab Emirates found a large black rock that in 1996 was found to contain the world’s largest emerald cluster. Bangkok geologists spent a week removing a thick layer of black mica before finding a group of 127 medium green emeralds weighing 167 pounds. Links: UAE, Thailand, Emerald
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1998 Feb 24 |
In Colombia Victor Manuel Carranza, aka the "Emerald King," was arrested near Bogota on charges of financing right-wing paramilitary death squads. Links: Colombia, Emerald
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1999 |
The Gemological Institute of America unveiled a grading system specifically designed for emeralds. Links: USA, Emerald
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2005 |
The US imported some $137 million in emeralds. Links: USA, Emerald
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2007 |
Fine quality emeralds sold in the US for about $4,500 a carat. Links: USA, Emerald
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