Congo, Republic of (Brazzaville) Emerald White Gold Necklace Set.
By Amir Mannan.
The History of Emeralds - Spanish explorers
The explorer Pizarro, in his conquest of Mexico, found numerous Emeralds of surpassing beauty; but d’Acosta, a contemporary writer, states that many of the finest stones were ruined by the Spanish soldiers, who, being informed by a priest that to test their genuineness they should be placed upon an anvil and struck with a hammer, followed these instructions with most disastrous results.
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