(CNN) The uncut emerald was 310 carats.
North Carolina Emerald: Big, Green and Very Rare
SEPTEMBER 02, 2010
Phil Gast, CNNDubbed the "Carolina Emperor," an emerald discovered in August 2009 has been trimmed to 64.83 carats and is called the largest cut emerald ever found in North America. It is being compared to an emerald that once belonged to Catherine the Great of Russia.
Read the story: www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/31/north.carolina.emerald
