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Colombian Emerald Industry: Winds of Change | Andy Lucas | GIA at JCK

4,376 views · Published 20 September 2017 · 28:59 · Indexed 12 November 2026

Channel: GIA (Gemological Institute of America) · 2017 · Science & Technology

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Learn about the state of the Colombian emerald industry from the perspective lens of a field gemologist, as he tours Colombia’s major emerald mines and visits dealers and cutters in Bogotá.

Andy Lucas is manager of field gemology for education at GIA in Carlsbad, CA.

Learn more about emeralds:
Gem Encyclopedia – Emerald: https://www.gia.edu/emerald 
Emerald Buyer’s Guide: https://www.gia.edu/emerald#buyers-guide 
Emerald Quality Factors: https://www.gia.edu/emerald-quality-factor 
Emeralds: Colombia’s Buried Treasure: https://www.gia.edu/gia-news-research/emeralds-colombia-buried-treasure 

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