Watch a video of this specimen by following the Vimeo link below: https://vimeo.com/1009670494 Only precious beryl variety and part of the prestigious trinity of colourful precious stones with ruby and sapphire corundum, emerald has an unique place in history and has been highly valued for its extraordinary shades of green since more than 4000 years. It became in use as a commodity money in the Fertile Crescent and decorated the powerful Pharaoh's sarcophagus. The name emerald itself derives from 'zamarat' in Persian, meaning heart of stone, literally the most essential and highest spiritual value 'organ' the mountains can offer. Here is a remarkable specimen of high quality, on matrix, from the most famous locality for this precious stone and main provider of fine jewellery-grade crystals: Muzo, in the Colombian Andes! It features a beautiful 1.2 cm long hexagonal prism of emerald ideally nested among glossy translucent grey schist-included calcite crystals. The emerald has fluid inclusions near the bottom and clear top, with smooth and sharp flat termination. A great opportunity to obtain a gem emerald on matrix from Colombia!