The Patricia Emerald Crystal

Out of all the intriguing and wonderful things we have been through, gemstones still have the charm to attract us with their amazing beauty and powers. Some gemstones are famous for their fire, some for their Pleochroism, some for their display of iridescent colors and the others for their brilliant color. One of such gemstones, which is treasured for its brilliant color and striking beauty is the Emerald gemstone. Getting its signature beauty from the composition of Beryl, Aluminium and Silica, this alluring gemstone is counted amongst the only 4 precious gemstones. Known by the name of Panna stone in India, this stone boasts its significance in the Vedic Astrology due to the fact that it is considered to be a Navratna. 

Who knew that the year 1920 will bring a new revelation to the world of gemstones, as this year marked as a milestone in the history of the amazing discoveries. A small town named Chivor, situated in Colombia, South America, came to limelight due to the discovery of a huge gemstone. The discovered huge gemstone was a gem quality Emerald stone, which had a mass of 632 carats. Owner of the mine from where this enormous gemstone was derived, Fritz Klein, named it after his daughter, Patricia. What makes this mine owner much more famous is the fact that instead of selling this giant Emerald for a fortune, he rather donated it for the public display to the American Museum of Natural History. 

The majority of the people believe that this gemstone was named after Fritz’s daughter, Patricia, but there are a few people who believe that this gemstone was named after the Patron Saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick. These people believe that the Patricia Emerald was named as “Patrizius”, which later on with time became Patricia. 

The Patricia is a natural Emerald, which is counted amongst the largest Emeralds ever found. What makes it even more amazing and attractive is that it is preserved the way it was found. This means that the Patricia Emerald still exists in the same state, without using any cutting, polishing or other kind of lapidary techniques. The Patricia does have a few inclusions, but the perfect and equally distributed beautiful green color makes the onlooker to forget its flaws. This gemstone has 12 sides, hence termed as Dihexagonal.

Author : This article is written by an expert gemologist who is working with GemPundit. He provides the information about gemstones.