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Glittering Stones » Gemstone Facts » Precious & Semi Precious Stones » Emerald
Emerald
- Emeralds have been discovered since 4000 BC.
- Emerald is a variety of mineral beryl. The colored
green by trace of chromium and vanadium.
- The term emerald
derives from the Latin smaragdus, via Greek smarados.
Its original source is being a Semitic word izmargad
or Sanskrit word, marakata meaning emerald or green.
- The value of the precious stone emerald is graded using
four basic parameters color, cuts, clarity and crystals.
- Colombia is the world's largest producer of emerald
which provides more than 60% of global production. Emerald's
major occurrences are India, Australia, Austria, Pakistan,
United States, Canada, Russia, South Africa, Brazil and
some parts of Asian countries.
- It is regarded as traditional
birthstone for May and traditional gemstones for astrological
signs of Taurus, Cancer and Gemini.
- Emerald is rewarded as a traditional gift stone for 55th wedding anniversary and also used as 20th and 35th wedding anniversary stone.
- Cleopatra prized emeralds all above other gemstonesand the first recorded emerald mines are famous Cleopatra mines rediscovered in 1818 in northern Egypt.
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Precious Stone Emerald
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| Birthstone |
May |
| Anniversary |
55th Year Stone |
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| Emerald Bracelet |
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| Emerald Earring |
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| Emerald Necklace |
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| Emerald Ring |
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