
The Gachala Emerald is one of the largest gem emeralds in the world, at 858 carats (172 g).
This stone was found in 1967 at La Vega de San Juan mine in Gachalá, Colombia.
It is housed at the National Museum of Natural History of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

Spanish emerald and gold pendant exhibited at Victoria and Albert Museum.
Emerald is a variety of the mineral beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) colored green by trace amounts of chromium
and sometimes vanadium.[2] Beryl has a hardness of 7.5–8 on the 10 point Mohs scale of mineral hardness.[2]
Most emeralds are highly included, so their toughness (resistance to breakage) is classified as generally poor.

The Hooker Emerald Brooch,
containing a 75-carat square-cut emerald,
also in the U.S. National Museum of Natural History.