The necklace, reconstructed below, was found with other jewelery in Oplontis in "Villa B" (perhaps belonging to Lucius Crassus Tertius) in association with the remains of a woman killed by a pyroclastic flow from the 79 AD eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.
 Afghanistan |  Austria |  Brazil |
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 Colombia |  Egypt |  Ethiopia |
 India |  Madagascar |  Mozambique |
 Nigeria |  Pakistan |  Russia |
 Tanzania |  Zambia |  Zimbabwe |
These pages contain information on the history, location, geology, analytical and gemological data of the main ancient emerald's mines. Suggestions are welcome. Questions can be addressed to Carlo Aurisicchio
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