The world's largest emerald is suspected to be stained

According to a report by the Canadian media on January 30th, the world’s largest emerald “Diodora” weighs 11.5 kilograms, which is the size of a watermelon. Its auction price is as high as 1.15 million U.S. dollars. However, on January 28th, when it was publicly auctioned in British Columbia, Canada, the buyers were all bidding below the reserve price. Originally, a few hours before the auction began, the news that the seller Reagan Rini was arrested for a number of scams was reported, and some experts found that “Theodora” was once stained, causing its market value to shrink.

It weighs 11.5 kilograms as compared to watermelon. According to reports, “Diodora” means “God's Tears” in Portuguese. The gem was originally produced in Brazil and was later cut in India. It is a Canadian jeweler who specializes in the trading of rare gemstones. ·Rini bought.

The original ore that Diordora had been excavated was originally the fifth largest emerald in history. After being cut, it was about 30 cm long and weighed 57,500 carats (approximately 11.5 kilograms). It was shaped like a watermelon. It has become "the world's largest cutting emerald."

Before the shooting, the owner was arrested for fraud. On January 28th (Saturday), in the city of Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, Diordora was auctioned by the "Western Star Auction Company". A large number of local residents came to visit and posed for pictures with it. According to estimates by industry experts, the auction price for this rare green gem is at least US$1.15 million.

However, a few hours before the auction began, it was suddenly revealed that the seller Reagan Rini had repeatedly defrauded and was arrested by the Canadian police in Hamilton, Ontario. The authenticity of Diordora was immediately questionable. On that day, the auction house opened an auction price of 500,000 Canadian dollars (1 Canadian dollar equals 1 US dollar). As a result, no one on the scene was willing to bid for a price higher than 500,000 Canadian dollars. Eventually, the gem was taken by the auction house. Because it failed to auction out, it will be sent to the US Gemological Institute for further evaluation.

This "emerald" was dyed?

In fact, as early as when Rini planned to auction “Diodola,” the authenticity of the giant emerald had caused widespread controversy. In early January, jewelry appraisal expert Jeff Neckar said after identification that “Diorado” does contain emerald ingredients, and the rest may be stained white beryl.

Jon McClure, director of the West Coast Identification Service Center at the American Gem Society, said that he has not yet identified the gem, but if the gemstone contains white beryl, the American Gemological Institute will determine that the gem is a "containing Emerald's beryl", and will not be considered an emerald.

The uniqueness lies in its size. It is understood that white beryl is very common in nature and can only be counted as a semi-precious stone. In order to thoroughly identify the emeralds, they must be cut to verify their internal components. However, this “destructive identification method” was categorically rejected by Rini.

Rinkin said that although there were once billions of dollars in the bids of the U.S. state of Dubai and the UAE in Dubai, he was unwilling to move and believed that it should be auctioned in Canada. He hoped to trade in 7 figures. If anyone has any doubt about the gem, welcome everyone to come and see for yourself. Rini said with confidence: "Although this gem contains some white beryl, it is a commercial-grade jewel. The true uniqueness of this gem lies in its size."