Expertise:  I can answer questions about emeralds, Colombian blue euclase, and general questions about many other gems including diamonds, buying gemstones online, general jewelry questions and working with a jeweler to make custom jewelry . I can answer questions in English or Spanish.

Experience in the area
I am online emerald dealer working from Bogota, Colombia. I have access to countless emeralds close to the source, trapiche emeralds, emerald rough, and important people in the Colombian emerald industry. I expect to soon visit Colombian emerald mining areas to do research in preparation for possible book on emeralds. I also work with jewelers on a regular basis to make custom jewelry pieces. I have access to mineral specimens of emerald, blue euclase, apatite, quartz, and occasionally scarcely known Colombian sapphires.

Publications
http://embassyemeralds.wordpress.com/ http://embassyemeralds.blogspot.com/

Education/Credentials
Unsanctioned gemology, mineralogy, and jeweler training. Spanish language courses.