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It was in October last year that word started to spread around Kagem, a Zambian <a href="//www.gafencushop.com/tag/emerald/">emerald </a>mine, that something truly sensational had been uncovered. That ‘something sensational’ turned out to be Inkalamu, a giant 5,655-carat emerald that stunned the haute joaillerie world with its size and clarity when it came up for sale at a <a href="https://gemfields.com/">Gemfields</a> emerald auction in Singapore a few months later.&nbsp;
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-42676 aligncenter" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Lion-Emerald-Image_eff.jpg" alt="lion emerald" width="700" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Lion-Emerald-Image_eff.jpg 700w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Lion-Emerald-Image_eff-200x133.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Lion-Emerald-Image_eff-421x280.jpg 421w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Lion-Emerald-Image_eff-120x80.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Lion-Emerald-Image_eff-500x333.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Lion-Emerald-Image_eff-400x266.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Lion-Emerald-Image_eff-600x399.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px" />
Fittingly, its name – Inkalamu – was taken from the local word for ‘lion’ and was chosen specifically to honour the internationally-recognised work the Zambian government has done to preserve the country’s dwindling lion population. Sadly, the gem itself is unlikely to enjoy a similar level of protection, with plans already in place to divide the lion emerald into a number of smaller jewels.
<img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-42677 aligncenter" style="line-height: 1.5;" src="//www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/lion_emerald_2.PNG.653x0_q80_crop-smart.jpg" alt="lion emerald" width="692" height="466" srcset="https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/lion_emerald_2.PNG.653x0_q80_crop-smart.jpg 692w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/lion_emerald_2.PNG.653x0_q80_crop-smart-200x135.jpg 200w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/lion_emerald_2.PNG.653x0_q80_crop-smart-416x280.jpg 416w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/lion_emerald_2.PNG.653x0_q80_crop-smart-120x81.jpg 120w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/lion_emerald_2.PNG.653x0_q80_crop-smart-500x337.jpg 500w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/lion_emerald_2.PNG.653x0_q80_crop-smart-400x269.jpg 400w, https://www.gafencushop.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/lion_emerald_2.PNG.653x0_q80_crop-smart-600x404.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 692px) 100vw, 692px" />
This, however, is not the first time that Kagem has surrendered a stone of such remarkable size and quality. Early in 2010, Gemfields uncovered a massive 6,225-carat emerald, which was catalogued as Insofu – ‘elephant’ in the local Bemba dialect – on account of its immense bulk. The mine, however, is seen as far from played out, with Zambia now regarded as the world’s principal supplier of new emeralds.

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Mane Attraction: Lion emerald gets pride of place from Zambian mine