Nearly a quarter-century ago, a giant, malformed emerald was illegally wrenched from Brazilian soil and smuggled across the ocean and into the United States, where it has been the object of ...

The report was made by someone who claimed to own the giant gemstone, Los Angeles Sheriff's Lt. Thomas Grubb said. Federal court papers showed the emerald has been at the center of a dispute ...

The massive emerald, a cluster was found surrounded by mica schist, making it slightly easier to excavate. This giant emerald wasn't the first found in the Carnaiba Mine, the Bahia emerald was ...

the 'Green Giant' (Thuja standishii x plicata 'Green Giant') and its more compact cousin, emerald green (Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd'). Both varieties are evergreen and valued for their dense ...