Emeralds from Somaliland...

Gianpiero · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:51 am **Posts:** 167

Hello,

any experience with emeralds from Somaliland?
Any idea about their quality? I dindn't know they had emeralds in Somaliland.
Any good link?

Ciao...
Gianpiero

Gianpiero · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:51 am **Posts:** 167

Ok... it looks like I'll have to be the first to try emeralds from Simodi/Somaliland

I should get some in 30-45 days... and I'll let you know.

Gotadeaceite · **Joined:** Fri Feb 18, 2011 2:50 pm **Posts:** 13

Great can't wait for your results

Gianpiero · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:51 am **Posts:** 167

Until now I've just found out that a lot of the rough mined in Somaliland takes the flight to Dubai... and since there are not many Somaliland cut emeralds around I think that they are sold as emeralds from somewhere else... but I've never had any in my hand and I didn't even find so much on internet about this topic so I don't know to what other emeralds they look like...

Gianpiero · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:51 am **Posts:** 167

A bit out of topic... maybe I should have called this 3D "Non columbian emeralds..." :-)

These are zambian... good clarity and poor color... they look more like greenish aquamarine than emeralds...
I'm getting one just for a closer examination...

Ciao...
Gianpiero

roshanravan · **Posted:** Sat Mar 19, 2011 8:42 am

Zambia/Zimbabwe Emerald's Specification: fewer inclusions and blue or gray overtones.

Gianpiero · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:51 am **Posts:** 167

roshanravan wrote:

Zambia/Zimbabwe Emerald's Specification: fewer inclusions and blue or gray overtones.

I wonder if the ones from Somaliland looks like Zambia/Zimbawe ones...

Nikolaus Lackner · **Posted:** Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:49 pm

As a little correction to your post above I have to report that I have seen and traded a lot of emeralds from Zambia that didn´t match your description: The saturation and color were really pleasing. Deep green, moderaterately included (for emeralds) and quite resistable to cutting procedure. This just for the record, so the readers of this thread don´t assume that all the material from the copper belt is looking like greenish Aqua.

I really look forward to hear from your Somaliland Emmies! It´s always accellerating my heartbeat when I hear from new discoveries .... :roll:

roshanravan · **Posted:** Sun Mar 20, 2011 2:52 am

Nikolaus Lackner wrote:

... The saturation and color were really pleasing. Deep green, moderaterately included (for emeralds) and quite resistable to cutting procedure. This just for the record, so the readers of this thread don´t assume that all the material from the copper belt is looking like greenish Aqua...

I was talking generally, Zambian Emeralds are darker comparing to Colombians/Brazilians Emeralds, and some Zambian Emeralds can be very pleasant than other mines.

ELVIS PRASIOLITE · **Posted:** Sun Mar 20, 2011 12:59 pm

Zambian Emeralds also normally have a black mask, as compared with most Colombians, don't. I also understand, may be wrong, that Zambians normaly don't need as much oiling, & there are more untreated stones vs. Colombian Emerald.

Gianpiero · **Joined:** Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:51 am **Posts:** 167

My source finally remembered about me...
Some really bad photos of some rough from Simodi mine...
Let's see the faceted stones in a coupple of months...
I extimate around 500gr of rough... probably 500cts of faceted stones of various grades...
Probably 30-40cts of high grade gems...

Ciao...
Gianpiero

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