A museum for emeralds in Colombia

Published: 29 October 2008 y., Wednesday • • • Views: 3

Part of a new emerald museum in Colombia, the exhibit recreates a mining scene common in rural areas, where the gemstone is extracted with pickaxes and dynamite. Colombia is the world's top producer of emeralds. Some specimens in the privately-funded museum are valued as high as $20 million.

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