Bahia Emerald as Adventure inspiration

You could not ask for more in using the Bahia emerald for inspiring a SF adventure:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahia_Emerald<br /><br />disputed ownership, stolen and offered for sale on ebay with a $75 million buy it now price, and its fate is still entangled in the courts. <br /><br />It weighs 840lbs which is 1.900,000 carats.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Spire Emerald:<br /><br />Mined on the south slopes of Mt. Spire, Lossend. It was shipped to Prengular but intercepted  by pirates. Recovered and eventually brought to Cassidine and offered for sale. <br /><br />Star Law seized it and it remains in a Star Law impound on Cassidine while its fate is decided in the courts.