The weight of the gem is 1.6 kilograms. According to the miners, such large finds happen once every 10 years.
One of the largest emeralds in Russia was found at the Malyshevsky mine. Local prospectors, while working in the mine, noticed a huge stone sticking out of the wall. The miners began to examine him and gasped. "Cobblestone" turned out to be a real emerald.
“A unique crystal was found in the face of the mine,” says Evgeny Vasilevsky, director of the Malysheva OP. - Druza, sticking out in the wall, was noticed by the foreman and the deputy chief geologist. “The crystal was noticed in time and raised to the surface, keeping it intact. This speaks of the high professionalism and well-coordinated work of our employees. For this they have already received an award of 250 thousand rubles.
The emerald costs 4 million rubles Photo: OP Malyshevo.
The emerald was found to weigh 1.6 kilograms. This is one of the largest stones found in Russia. Its length is 14 centimeters, width is 7 centimeters. Experts say that such finds happen once a decade.
Emerald is a translucent light green stone. According to the staff of the Gokhrana of Russia, in terms of quality it belongs to the second grade, the color is also the second. However, despite this, the cost of such an emerald is over 4 million rubles.
The length of the emerald is 14 centimeters Photo: OP Malyshevo.
It is customary to give a name to such stones. Therefore, now experts are thinking what name the unique emerald will receive.
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In 1993, an emerald weighing 1200 grams was found at this mine. He was named "President" after Boris Yeltsin. Initially, the specialists of the Ural Mining Academy estimated this stone at $ 1,200,000. For several years "President" was kept in a safe. But the unique jewel was arrested for the debts of the owner of the enterprise. As a result, the Diamond Fund of Russia bought the "President" for 150 thousand dollars.
ROMAN LYALIN