Emerald 65 Karat Found in Field Corn

Raleigh - A large-sized emerald accidentally discovered in a ditch in a field of corn in North Carolina, United States (U.S.). Because of the emerald is, even compared to the crown of the Emperor of Russia Catherine the Great.

Emerald which weighed almost 65 carats was even given a name of Emperor Carolina, when auctioned at an auction house.



Even the farm owner did not want to miss taking a profit, he was collecting money for the $ 3 or approximately Rp27 thousand (Rp9.039 per dollar) for every person who wants to find the emerald in place of precious stones were found.



As reported by the Associated Press, Wednesday (09/01/2010), despite the large size of the emeralds, the end result after going through some process of cutting stone size no bigger than a coin and weighs approximately the weight of a battery.



But the quality of the emeralds are equivalent to belong to the crown of Great Chaterine, who led Russia in the 18th century auction house Christie's sold seharha USD1, 65 million or approximately Rp14 billion. Catherine belongs to the precious stones sold in April.



Many parties expressed surprise at why precious stones were found in the Charlotte region, the United States.



Usually Even if it is found, its size was not large. Generally, the discovery of a large emerald occurred in South America and Asia.