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Largest Cut Emerald In North America Found on North Carolina Farm

Largest Cut Emerald In North America Found on North Carolina Farm
An emerald so large it's being compared with the crown jewels of Russian empress Catherine the Great was pulled from a pit near corn rows at a North Carolina farm.

"An emerald so large it's being compared with the crown jewels of Russian empress Catherine the Great was pulled from a pit near corn rows at a North Carolina farm."

"After the gem was cut and re-cut, the finished product was likely worth more than one and a half million dollars."

(READ the AP story at CBS News) –Photo courtesy of gemologist "Cap" Beesley

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