Colombia
South America, 1,141,748 km²
Capital: Bogotá
1 specimen in collection
Notable mining localities
Principal mineralogical sites associated with collector specimens. Yellow dot indicates an endemic species, found exclusively or in world-class quality at this locality.
  • Muzo Mine Boyacá endemic
    Emerald (Beryl), world's premier source; finest deep green "oily" crystals, trapiche emeralds almost exclusively found here
  • Chivor Mine Boyacá
    Emerald, historic mine rediscovered in 1896 after 200 years; bluish-green crystals with characteristic pyrite inclusions
  • Coscuez Mine Boyacá
    Emerald, "green fire" yellowish-green crystals; one of the world's largest emerald operations
  • Pinto River (Novita) Chocó endemic
    Native Platinum, Gold, original type locality; platinum was named "platina del Pinto" after this river in the 16th century
  • Gachalá Cundinamarca
    Emerald, source of the Gachalá Emerald (858 ct, Smithsonian); eastern emerald belt
Notable locality    Endemic or exclusive world-class locality
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Green emerald crystals on white calcite matrix from Colombia with reflection.
Emerald on Calcite