Duke of Devonshire Emerald

Large uncut emerald from the Muzo mine in Boyacá, Colombia

Duke of Devonshire Emerald

Type of stone| Emerald
Weight| 1,383.93 carats (276.786 g)
Color| Emerald green
Cut| uncut
Country of origin|  Colombia
Mine of origin| Muzo, Boyacá
Discovered| unknown
Original owner| William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire
Owner| Natural History Museum, London

The Duke of Devonshire Emerald is one of the world's largest and most famous uncut emeralds, weighing 1,383.93 carats (276.786 g).[1][2] Originating in the mine at Muzo, Colombia, it was either gifted[1] or sold by Emperor Pedro I of Brazil to William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire in 1831. It was displayed at the Great Exhibition in London in 1851, and more recently at the Natural History Museum in 2007.[2]

## See also[edit]

* Colombia portal
* Geology portal

* Colombian emeralds
* Muzo
* List of individual gemstones
* List of emeralds by size

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "The Vault". Natural History Museum. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
2. ^ a b Robin McKie and Vanessa Thorpe (11 November 2007). "Top security protects vault of priceless gems". The Observer.

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Colombian emeralds

Geology|

* Furatena Fm.
* Guavio Fm.
* Las Juntas Fm.
* Muzo Fm.
* Macanal Fm.
* Rosablanca Fm.

History|

| Pre-Columbian|

* The Emerald People
* The Salt People

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Conquest|

* Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
* Luis Lanchero
* Pedro de Ursúa

Main mining areas|

|  Western Belt|

* Muzo
* Maripí
* Quípama
* Otanche
* Pauna
* San Pablo de Borbur
* Yacopí
* Coper
* Briceño

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Eastern Belt|

* Chivor
* Somondoco
* Gachalá
* Guateque
* Macanal
* Ubalá

Individual mines|

* Muzo
* Coscuez
* Chivor
* Las Pavas
* La Pita
* Peñas Blancas
* Cunas
* Polveros
* Tequendama
* Agua Blanca
* Buenavista
* Cincho
* Gualí
* Matacana
* Palo Aranado
* La Polvorosa
* Yacopí

Individual emeralds (ct)|

* Fura (11,000)
* Tena (2000)
* Catalina la Grande (4700)
* Crown of the Andes (1521)
* Duke of Devonshire (1384)
* Gachalá (858)
* Mackay (168)
* Hooker Emerald (75.47)
* Mogul Mughal (62)
* Chalk (38)
* Atocha Star (25)
* La Lechuga (unknown)

Related articles|

* Emeralds
* Furatena Airport
* Mineral industry of Colombia

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