Gr- 33This stone was cut from the Torrington emerald crystal parcel I acquired a long time ago when a new pegmatite containing emerald crystals was discovered outside of the Torrington township by a fellow who was re-grading a bush track and stopped to relieve himself. He noticed a strange piece of green glass that the bulldozer blade had uncovered and upon examination found it to be a emerald crystal. the Torrington area was known to have emerald crystal deposits but it was this discovery that put Torrington crystals "on the map"
due to its size it was not worth getting a certificate to see if it contained chromium which is the necessary mineral to prove it as an emerald the cost would have driven the price through the roof and we decided to sell the stone to cover some of our costs and let the new owner discover its pedigree if they are so inclined regardless of what type of beryl it is it is incredibly eye-clean and has awesomely magnificent brilliance its like someone set up a light inside the stone !