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Chipembele, largest emerald found in mine in Zambia

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Gemfields introduces "Chipembele", the latest and largest significant gemstone discovered at the Kagem emerald mine in Zambia. Weighing 7,525 carats (1,505g), Chipembele – means �rhino in the local indigenous dialect of Bemba.

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The discovery of Chipembele follows Insofu (Bemba for �elephant' – discovered in 2010) and Inkalamu (�lion' – 2018), all of which were formed at Kagem, the world's single largest producing emerald mine, owned by Gemfields in partnership with the Zambian government's Industrial Development Corporation.

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Chipembele is due to be sold at the next Gemfields emerald auction, with viewing expected to take place from early November 2021, and a share of the proceeds of the sale will support the North Luangwa Conservation Programme in Zambia, to aid critical black rhinoceros conservation efforts.

(IANS/SP)

Keywords : emerald, Chipembele, gemfields, Zambia, gemstone.

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