Emerald is green in color due to trace amount of chromium and sometimes even vanadium. As a gemstone emerald is highly prized. By weight it is most valued gemstone in the world.
Gemstone emerald comes in various shades of green and bluish green. It has different clarity levels. Clear emeralds with dark yet vibrant color hold highest prices. The value of emeralds depends on cut, color, clarity, and carat. Colombian emeralds set the highest standards of quality.
Some of the most rare emeralds come from three main mining areas of Columbia. They are Muzo, Coscuez, and Chivor. Fine emeralds are found in countries like Zambia, Brazil, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and Russia.
Emerald prevents from the following:
- Black spirits
- Nightmares
- Black magic
Properties of Emerald
Planet : Mercury
Cosmic Color : Green
Sign : Gemini, Virgo
Element : Earth
Time : Sunrise
Day : Wednesday
Qualities of Emerald
- Smoothness that comes when the stone has a fine finish
- Retains its color and lustre in all kinds of lights and shades
- Transparence, which makes it rare and costlier than diamonds
- Compactness, which gives it high specific gravity
- Velvety reflection
- Soothing touch and pleasant sight, which gives peaceful vibrations and captivates the heart
- Vitreous lustre, radiance, luminescence, brilliance
- Fine cut, which illuminates it from all sides
- Rich green homogeneous color that is deep and pleasant, like a blade of fresh grass
- Emerald rings are very common in treatments.
