Massive, 5,655-Carat ‘Lion Emerald’ Unearthed in Africa
Miners in Zambia, in Africa, have discovered an emerald so large that the Queen of England herself would probably think, “That’s a bit much.”
The massive crystal is 5,655 carats and weighs about 2.5 pounds (1.1 kilograms) — about the mass of an adult human brain.
The emerald will be auctioned off in Singapore later this month, according to a statement from Gemfields — the British mining company
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