Loose Colombian Emeralds for Sale

Colombia has supplied the world's finest emeralds for five centuries and still sets the standard for color. These are natural Colombian emeralds, certified for origin and treatment.

4.20 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Round Emerald CD

USD 82,126

3.26 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Emerald Emerald CD

USD 10,532

3.18 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Emerald Emerald CD

USD 17,654

3.57 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Emerald Emerald CD

USD 33,729

3.02 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Emerald Emerald MUZO & CD

USD 16,770

3.11 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Emerald Emerald CD

USD 24,980

1.78 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Emerald Emerald MUZO & CD

USD 8,021

1.91 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Emerald Emerald CD

USD 31,825

1.79 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Emerald Emerald MUZO & CD

USD 20,775

1.02 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Emerald Emerald MUZO & CD

USD 7,342

2.00 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Cabochon Emerald GRS

USD 3,480

6.12 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Octagon Emerald GIA

USD 22,866

1.36 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Oval Emerald CD

USD 12,286

8.31 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Oval Emerald CD

USD 15,557

7.44 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Oval Emerald GRS

USD 22,792

5.50 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Oval Emerald CD

USD 18,690

5.04 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Oval Emerald CD

USD 12,498

2.76 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Oval Emerald

USD 17,847

4.14 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Emerald Emerald GRS

USD 40,713

2.64 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Emerald Emerald GRS

USD 23,306

1.87 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Emerald Emerald GRS

USD 13,863

1.23 Carat Green COLOMBIA Emerald Emerald GRS

USD 5,303

16.14 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Special Emerald AGL

USD 40,450

2.18 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Emerald Emerald AGL

USD 22,336

2.55 Carat Green COLOMBIA Octagon Emerald GUBELIN

USD 109,750

3.44 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Emerald Emerald GUBELIN

USD 48,260

2.29 Carat Green COLOMBIAN Round Emerald GRS

USD 17,504

What Colombian color looks like

Warm rather than cool. Colombian emeralds lean slightly yellow-green where Zambian and Brazilian stones lean blue-green. That warmth is what the trade has always considered ideal.
Saturated without going dark. The best Colombian material holds intense color and still lets light through.
Three districts, three characters. Muzo runs warm and deep, Chivor slightly bluer and often cleaner, Coscuez in between.

Oil, and how to read it

Nearly every emerald on the market has been treated with oil or resin to improve clarity. It fills surface-reaching fractures and makes inclusions less visible. This is standard, expected, and not a defect.

What matters is degree, which laboratories grade on a scale:

None is rare and commands a large premium
Minor is common in fine stones and barely affects value
Moderate is normal commercial material
Significant means the stone relied heavily on treatment, and it should be priced well below an equivalent-looking stone with minor oil

Two emeralds that look identical in a photograph can differ substantially in price on this line alone. It is the single most useful thing on an emerald certificate.

Oil is also not permanent. It can dry out over years and be replaced by a jeweler. That is routine maintenance, not damage.

Living with an emerald

Emerald sits at 7.5 to 8 on the Mohs scale. Hard, but the inclusions that give it character also make it more brittle than sapphire or ruby.

Avoid ultrasonic and steam cleaners. They strip the oil.
Warm water, mild soap, soft cloth is all it needs.
Protected settings suit emeralds better than exposed prongs, especially in rings.

The jardin, the internal network of inclusions, is normal and expected. A completely clean emerald should raise suspicion rather than excitement.

Primarily color. Colombian stones show a warm, intensely saturated green with slight yellow undertones that the trade has regarded as the ideal for centuries.

Nearly all emeralds from every source are oiled to some degree. What matters is how much, which is graded on certificates from none through significant. The degree affects price considerably.

The network of natural inclusions inside an emerald, named from the French for garden. It is expected in natural stones and helps confirm the emerald is genuine.

Yes, over years. It can be professionally replaced, which is routine maintenance rather than repair.