The much desired trapiche emeralds, stones that have six rays coming out of the center like a wheel’s spokes, are almost exclusively found here. Born into poverty, Carranza entered the emerald ...

Trapiche Emeralds. Forget ordinary emeralds. The rare Trapiche emeralds from the emerald mines in Colombia offer a different perspective on the traditional green gems. Muzo and Chivor were two of the ...

They were cut from a single 370-carat trapiche emerald (an emerald with rare six point radial pattern) and are believed to be the largest matched pair of Colombian cat’s eye emeralds in the world.

Selim chose 8 trapiche emerald, that feature a rare radial pattern with a six-pointed star effect, and set them alongside the other cabochon stones. The pink gold thread texture ...