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3.72 Ct. Emerald from Zambia
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Item ID: | E8159 |
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Dimensions (MM): help | Length: 9.35 Width: 8.5 Height: 6.69 |
Weight: | 3.72 Ct. |
Color: help | Green |
Color intensity: help | Intense |
Clarity: help | Very Slightly Included |
Shape: help | Emerald Cut |
Cut: | Emerald Cut |
Cutting style: | Faceted |
Enhancements: help | No Enhancement |
Origin: help | Zambia |
Per carat price: help | $4,505 |
There is a quiet thunder in the heart of this stone, a vivid green that seems to hold a private forest within its facets, a 3.72 carat emerald cut gem that measures 9.35 x 8.50 x 6.69 mm, a symmetrical rectangle with softened corners that catches the eye and keeps it, a transparent emerald from Zambia that arrives unaltered, no enhancement, a natural offering of color and life. The cut is an emerald cut, its step facets arranged like a series of looking glasses that invite you to peer into depth rather than to chase sparkle alone, and the clarity grade is very slightly included when evaluated at eye level, which lends the gem character and a sense of provenance without detracting from its clean, luminous presence. The color intensity is intense, a deep, verdant hue that leans neither too yellow nor too blue, but settles in the perfect place between them where green feels living and true, and the polish is excellent, so each facet edge reads with crispness and each plane returns light with a refined calm. Hold it between thumb and forefinger and you will feel both weight and whisper, the measured substance of 3.72 carats and the soft poetry of a stone that seems to breathe when light passes through it.
Under the bright clarity of midday sun the Zambian green opens like a canopy, the step facets producing broad mirrors of color that glow from within, casting flashes of darker forest and brighter leaf green that shift as the gem turns, each movement revealing a different corridor of depth. In diffused daylight, under soft northern light or on an overcast afternoon, the intensity becomes more mysterious, the color deepening to an almost velvety green that invites close inspection, the very slightly included clarity giving small, peppered landmarks that tell of the earth that formed this beauty. With warm incandescent light or candlelight the emerald becomes intimate, a jewel that leans toward romantic warmth, its green softened into a rich oil like glow, the broad facets reflecting pools of amber edged with green, perfect for evening vows and whispered promises. Under modern cool white LED or gallery lighting the edges take on a clean, crisp geometry, the excellent polish throwing precise white flashes along facet junctions, clarity and cut working together to create a composed brilliance rather than scattered scintillation. Backlit or placed near a window, the transparency of this gem allows light to pass through its body, creating a luminous core that seems to float inside the stone, a green heart illuminated from within, especially noticeable when set as a solitaire where the pavilion can breathe and the stone can be seen from every angle. Even in moonlight there is a shy radiance, a gentle, emerald glow that is subtle but unmistakable, a gemstone that does not demand attention but rewards it with steady, enduring beauty.
This emerald is an emblem of stories that have not yet been told, a center for a ring or a pendant that will carry memory and meaning, offered to you by The Natural Emerald Company as a wholly natural piece from Zambia, a country whose soils yield some of the most soulful greens in the world. Because it is unenhanced, because its polish is excellent and its color intensely vivid, it makes for a romantic centerpiece that feels honest and rare, a stone to set in a bezel for protection or in a halo for reverent display, to be worn daily or saved for ceremonial moments. The very slightly included clarity gives it a whisper of authenticity, a fingerprint from the earth that explains why this green feels like living foliage rather than manufactured color. Imagine it catching the light as you turn, a slow drama of green, the emerald cut framing the stone like a window to a private garden, each facet a stepping stone that guides the eye deeper, each flash a line in a poem. At The Natural Emerald Company we present this gem not only as an object of beauty, but as a companion for promises, a piece that will age with memory, a green that will hold your light and return it with a softness that is both elegant and enduring.


