An emerald of the same size can cost from a few hundred crowns to many tens (hundreds) of thousands of dollars per piece. It depends mainly on the color, clarity, quality of cut and in the case of emeralds the aforementioned place of origin! On the imaginary ladder of beauty and quality, stones from Colombia are at the top. For example, a few carat emerald of average quality from Zambia or Brazil often falls short of the price of a miniature Colombian emerald of medium quality.
Colombian emerald prices. A simple key to navigate the price of a Colombian emerald.
Up to 1,000 Euro/carat
- light green (light, medium) with visible flaws to the naked eye, low luster, smaller size up to 1 carat;
- green with visible flaws in cut, clarity, no luster, cloudy, often opaque
- green (vivid green) - round cut up to 5 mm (up to 0.5 carats), average quality - included, sometimes hazy...
1,000 - 2,000 Euro/carat
- light green (light, medium), clean to the naked eye, invisible inclusions, high luster; no visible flaws, size up to 2 carats
- green (vivid green), less luster, minor inclusions (haze), visible to the naked eye, size up to 1 carat
- green (vivid green) - clean to the naked eye, high luster, size up to 0.5 carats
2,000 - 5,000 Euro/carat
- light green (light, medium), perfect cut and clarity, excellent luster, larger size from 2 carats and up;
- dark green or so-called vivid green; alpen green: good luster, minimal visible inclusions/flaws; very high-quality stone — especially for jewelry; in some cases with investment potential! Usually up to 2 carats, rarely up to 3 carats
From 5,000 Euro/carat
- beautiful top deep green (Muzo) color (captivating, full of energy) or the so-called "deep bluish green" shade;
- Muzo or deep bluish green color; excellent cut and clarity, high luster (so-called fire in the stone), clean to the naked eye or tiny insignificant inclusions; usually stones from 1 carat to 3 carats); great investment potential;
From 12,000 Euro/carat
