The 37,555g Kafubu Cluster is the most expensive single emerald the company has ever sold
(Picture: Supplied by Gemfields)Gemfields, the miner of precious stones from Africa, has auctioned off the biggest single emerald in its history as part of a sale that raised over $30 million in total and helped break records for the year.
The proceeds included the contribution of the massive “Kafubu Cluster” -- weighing in at almost 38,000 grams (pictured) -- and named after the river in the region of Zambia where it was discovered in the Kagem mine. It is very unusual for uncut emeralds to be named, with titles bestowed on only the “rarest and most remarkable gems” according to the company. While no official naming records are kept, Gemfields said “it is thought that no more than two dozen gemstones have ever been given their own name.”
