Beryl from Colombia

Emerald, etc.

Chivor Mine, Chivor, Boyacá Department, Colombia

Trapiche emerald

Muzo Municipality, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia

Emerald

Coscuez Mine, San Pablo de Borbur, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia

Emerald

Muzo Mine, Muzo Municipality, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia

Emerald, etc.

Chivor Mine, Chivor, Boyacá Department, Colombia

Trapiche emerald

Muzo Municipality, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia

Emerald

Coscuez Mine, San Pablo de Borbur, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia

Emerald

Muzo Mine, Muzo Municipality, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia

Emerald, etc.

Chivor Mine, Chivor, Boyacá Department, Colombia

Trapiche emerald

Muzo Municipality, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia

Emerald

Coscuez Mine, San Pablo de Borbur, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia

Emerald

Muzo Mine, Muzo Municipality, Western Boyacá Province, Boyacá Department, Colombia


Colombia	[var. Emerald] refs here

ⓘ Boyacá Department
Chivor ⓘ Chivor Mine	[var. Emerald] Isabella Pignatelli, Gaston Giuliani, Christophe Morlot, Lise Salsi and Gérard Martayan (2022): Colombian Emerald Oddities: Review and Formation Mechanisms. The Journal of Gemmology 38, 24-43. Morris, N. (2005) Diamonds and other gems. Appleseed Editions, East Sussex. (2002) Emeralds of the World. extraLapis English 2. Lapis International LLC O'Neil, Paul (1983) Planet Earth - Gemstones. Time Life Books, Alexandria, VA. Gübelin, E., Wolgensinger, M. (1976) Edelstenen. Uitgeverij Artis, Brussel (in Dutch). Mason, Anita (1976) The World of Rocks and Minerals. Larousse & Co., Inc., New York.
ⓘ Gualí Mine	[var. Emerald] Banks, D.A., Giuliani, G., Yardley, B.W.D., and Cheilletz, A. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 699-713.
ⓘ Palo Arañado Mine	[var. Emerald] Banks, D.A., Giuliani, G., Yardley, B.W.D., and Cheilletz, A. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 699-713.
ⓘ San Gregorio Mine	[var. Emerald] Schmetzer, Karl, Martayan, Gérard, Blake, Andrea R. (2020) History of the Chivor emerald mine, Part II (1924-1970): Between insolvency and viability. Gems & Gemmology, summer 2020, 230-257.
ⓘ Las Pavas mining area (Las Pava mining area)	[var. Emerald] en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Las_Pavas
Macanal ⓘ Agua Blanca Mine	[var. Emerald] Banks, D.A., Giuliani, G., Yardley, B.W.D., and Cheilletz, A. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 699-713.
Western Boyacá Province Maripí La Pita ⓘ Consorcio Mine	[var. Emerald] GIA, 2018
ⓘ Cunas Mine	[var. Emerald] Fabre, Jordi (n.d.) Personal communication.
ⓘ La Pita Mine
ⓘ Polvero Mine	[var. Emerald] GIA, 2018
ⓘ Polveros	[var. Emerald] (2002) Emeralds of the World. extraLapis English 2. Lapis International LLC
ⓘ Muzo Municipality	[Emerald var. Trapiche emerald] Nassau, K. (1978): Wie Mahlwerke für Zuckerrohr: Trapiche Smaragde von Muzo / Kolumbien. Lapis, 3 (4), 20 (in German).
ⓘ Cincho Mine	[var. Emerald] Banks, D.A., Giuliani, G., Yardley, B.W.D., and Cheilletz, A. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 699-713.
ⓘ La Polvorosa Mine	Dr Carlos A. Ortiz P. collection
ⓘ Muzo Mine	[var. Emerald] Altenberger, Uwe, Yamirka Rojas-Agramonte, Yueheng Yang, Jimmy Fernández-Lamus, Tobias Häger, Christina Guenter, Alejandra Gonzalez-Pinzón, Felipe Charris-Leal, and Julia Artel. (2022) "In Situ U–Th–Pb Dating of Parisite: Implication for the Age of Mineralization of Colombian Emeralds" Minerals 12, no. 10: 1232. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12101232 Morris, N. (2005) Diamonds and other gems. Appleseed Editions, East Sussex. Ottaway, T.L., Wicks, F.J., Bryndzia, L.T., Kyser, T.K., Spooner, T.C. (1994) Formation of the Muzo hydrothermal emerald deposit in Colombia. Nature 369, 552–554. Robinson, George W. and King, Vandall T. (1989) What's New in Minerals? Sixteenth Annual Rochester Academy of Science Mineralogical Symposium. Mineralogical Record, 20(5), 387-399 (p. 394). O'Neil, Paul (1983) Planet Earth - Gemstones. Time Life Books, Alexandria, VA. Gübelin, E. and Wolgensinger, M. (1976) Edelstenen. Uitgeverij Artis, Brussel (in Dutch).
ⓘ Puerto Arturo Mine	GIA, 2018
ⓘ Tequendama Mine	[var. Emerald] Banks, D.A., Giuliani, G., Yardley, B.W.D., and Cheilletz, A. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 699-713.
Otanche La Glorieta ⓘ Yacopí Mine	[var. Emerald] Banks, D.A., Giuliani, G., Yardley, B.W.D., and Cheilletz, A. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 699-713.
Quípama ⓘ Pava Mine	[var. Emerald] Banks, D.A., Giuliani, G., Yardley, B.W.D., and Cheilletz, A. (2000): Mineralium Deposita 35, 699-713.
San Pablo de Borbur ⓘ Coscuez Mine	[var. Emerald] (2002) Emeralds of the World. extraLapis English 2. Lapis International LLC Mason, Anita (1976) The World of Rocks and Minerals. Larousse & Co., Inc., New York.
ⓘ Peña Blanca Mine	Saenz, L. D. (2005): PETROGRAFÍA Y GEOTERMOMETRÍA DE LOS YACIMIENTOS DE ESMERALDA DE PEÑA BLANCA (SAN PABLO DE BORBUR, BOYACÁ, COLOMBIA)
Cundinamarca Department ⓘ Gachalá	[var. Emerald] Groat, L.A., Giuliani, G., Marshall, D.D., Turner, D. (2008) Emerald deposits and occurrences: A review. Ore Geology Reviews, 34 (1) 87-112 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2007.09.003
ⓘ La Vega de San Juan	[var. Emerald] Vuillet et al. (2002) Chavez-Gil et al. (1997)
ⓘ Matacana Mine	[var. Emerald] (2002) Emeralds of the World. extraLapis English 2. Lapis International LLC
Ubalá ⓘ Buenavista Mines	Sinkankas, John (1981) Emerald and other beryls. Chilton Book Co, Pennsylvania. 665pp.

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