In the world, there are more than twenty countries that produce emeralds. Among them, Colombia, Zambia, and Brazil are the world’s three major emerald producing areas. This time, we will not talk about Colombia or Brazil. Let’s talk about Zambia’s emeralds.
Status: Although Colombian emeralds have been synonymous with high-quality emeralds in the world for several centuries, in the past two decades, with the decline in Colombian emerald production, Zambia has gradually become one of the important emerald producing areas.
Quality: The quality of Zambia’s emeralds is surprising. The quality of high-quality ones can be comparable to that of Colombia’s. The emeralds produced here have good transparency, and there are bright green or blue-green, or dark and soft green colors, which are very beautiful. They often contain inclusions such as mica, tremolite, and actinolite.
Output value: As early as 2005, the annual output value of emeralds in the Kafulwe area of Zambia had reached 20 million US dollars. The emerald production accounts for more than 20% of the world’s emerald supply and is on an upward trend. Coupled with the quality of emeralds produced in Zambia, which is between Colombian emeralds and Brazilian emeralds, it is considered the second most economically significant emerald producing area after Colombia.
Price: As we all know, according to different factors such as origin, color, clarity, and cut, the prices of emeralds can vary greatly. Emeralds are relatively more expensive than other gems like rubies, sapphires, and tourmalines. The production of emeralds is relatively small. In addition, it is very brittle and easily cracked. Therefore, cutting and polishing must be very careful, and naturally the cost will be higher. Plus, emeralds are single crystals and non-renewable resources. Thus, every bit mined means a little less. Its price increases by about 20% every year. There will still be a lot of room for future price increases. So these years are a good time to start.
