Emerald the green variety of beryl is the most famous and valuable green gemstone.
What does an emerald stone look like.
Cracks look like little hairs or threads on the plane of a facet.
Emerald stone is another way of referring to the emerald or panna stone.
To be an emerald the specimen must also have a rich color.
Labels like tecla vanadium uralian cape prismatic night and oriental are just a few of the names that mask semi precious natural gemstones as emerald.
There are also so many factors that go into a great diamond all of which are summed up in the stone s overall grade.
Its beautiful green color combined with durability and rarity make it one of the most expensive gemstones.
Other misleading names include.
No two cuts carry their weight the same way which means that a one carat round stone will look infinitely different than an emerald cut rock.
If the gem is priced well and appears flawless under a loupe or microscope it is probably fake.
In general the paler the color of an emerald the lesser its value.
Real emerald is relatively hard and the edges of its facets should not show strong signs of wear.
Ancient romans went so far as to dedicate this stone to venus the goddess of love and beauty.
It is a gemstone often termed a precious gemstone because of its value.
Scientifically emerald stone is a variety of the mineral beryl and the green coloring is due to the presence of chromium or vanadium.
Today it is thought that emeralds signify wisdom growth and patience.
Color shape and clarity raw emeralds like cut emeralds are all green but the shade of green varies from blue green to pale yellow green to a rich forest green.
Since some emerald imitations are made of softer materials such as glass the facets of such stones become less sharp with time and look worn.
Deep green is the most desired color in emeralds.
The first thing to look for are tiny flaws or irregular patterns.
Emerald is defined by its green color.
To be an emerald a specimen must have a distinctly green color that falls in the range from bluish green to green to slightly yellowish green.
Stones with weak saturation or light tone should be called green beryl.
Like cut emeralds raw emeralds can be transparent or translucent a quality that is sometimes called clarity but in the gem trade is referred to as diaphaneity.
It has long been associated with fertility rebirth and love.
The may birthstone emerald was one of cleopatra s favorite gems.
Clarity of natural emeralds can be enhanced by oiling but in a synthetic emerald clarity doesn t change.
Descriptive terms are sometimes used before the name of a semi previous gemstone like oriental emerald which is actually a green sapphire.
