Gemstone Emerald
Emerald is a greenish precious gemstone, the pure green color and its less availability is its value and uniqueness. The dark green color is most famous and the light color and faded decrease its price and demand. Emerald can be change after heating treatment and then it is known as Aquamarine. The green color of emerald is because of some impurities of chromium and sometime vanadium while pure beryl is white in color. Mostly emeralds have many flaws and emeralds without or less flaws have more valuable, Colombian and Zambian emeralds are natural green color and they have less flaws than others. Artificial or synthetic emeralds is also available in market, similarly flaws are covered by oil or other materials, however, flaws cannot be hidden for a longer time. Trapiche emerald is a unique in features and it comes from Colombia, it is in hexagonal shape. Emeralds is tough and hard, high temperature and hard hit can bring cracking in its internal part.
The Emerald is modified from beryl, which is a common mineral, emerald is usually in dark green color, but it is also available in light colors. The Emerald is used in jewelery as well as has medicinal values. Emerald is no doubt a classic gemstone among the other gemstones mostly its color is fascinating and the green shade emerald is more radiant and considered even expensive than the diamonds. Emerald name derived from the French which means green gemstone, according to Indian holy papers the emerald has some healing properties that are ways the Indian culture is under the influence of this valuable gemstone. It is considered that the emerald from Zimbabwe is most historical and oldest among the gemstones. According to chemical composition the emerald contains beryllium–aluminum–silicates, which has hardness of 7.5 to 8.
Emeralds Uses
Clear and without flaws emeralds are used in jewelry and it is most famous among gemstones. Emeralds uses from ancient time because it has very charm full colors and shades, but green is extremely outstanding color among others. The emerald is rare gemstone in gem family. The emeralds is used in jewelery since six thousand years and it is oldest gemstone in human history. Emeralds is used in different form of jewelery just like rings, earrings, bracelets and necklaces. In market emeralds is available in rough and oil treated form and along with natural artificial emerald is also available in market which require six months until finishing.
Emerald Sources
Colombia and Zambia are the main countries those supplies emeralds while Colombia is the leading country that produces the best quality of emeralds, about one hundred and fifty deposits are found while all deposits are not functional. Coscuez mine is number on in terms of production emeralds, the emeralds color or shades are different from mines to mine. In gemstone markets the color of emeralds matter and fine color emeralds are more expensive. The other countries of the world are also producing some outstanding emeralds some of them are Afghanistan, Brazil, India, Madagascar, Pakistan, Russia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Zambia is producing highly finest emeralds having deep color and fine transparency similarly the emeralds from Zimbabwe is classic, but it is small in size.
Emeralds Properties
Emerald is used in many human ailments just like heart disease, eye disease and for this put the emerald into water for a night and pour this water in eyes. This gem stone is used for backache problems and bone diseases. It increases memories while the power of this gem stones on peak at full moon light. Emerald is good for friendship and love, it brings lovers to close each other’s.The chemical formula of emerald Be3Al2SiO6 while its hardness is 7.5 to 8. It is transparent to translucent by nature and it belongs to beryl.
Emeralds Verities
Emeralds is a precious gemstone and it has many varieties like Colombian emeralds, which is famous for its shade and has outstanding green color. Brazilian emeralds, which is green, but light than the Colombian emeralds while Zambian emeralds is also fantastic in its shade. There are many others emeralds like cat eyes emeralds, trapiche emerald.
Emeralds as Birthstone
Emerald is the birthstone of May.
General information about Gemstone Emerald
Chemical Composition: Be3Al2SiO6
Color: Emerald green, green, slightly yellowish-green.
Hardness on Mohs scale: 7.5 to 8
Mineral class: Beryl (Emerald)
Transparency: Semitransparent to opaque.
Zodiac: Taurus.