Show worth ta ree times a diamond nearly all the emeralds mined to day come from colombia and in spite of the supposed higher value of diamonds the emerald Is the most I 1 realous of gems carat for carat a flawless emerald would mould bring perhaps three times the price of a flawless dia mond in the jewelry market india the storehouse of precious stones Is credited with producing the first em er ids but the oriental emerald Is ot identical with the modern gem as it is a variety of the ruby of gleen color and extremely rare rate |