HIGH JEWELLERY
An Emerald Shines even if it’s worth is not Spoken of
Emerald is regarded as the traditional birthstone for May as well as the traditional gemstone for the astrological sign of Cancer. The center of world emerald mining is in South America, with Colombia and Brazil as major producers. Emerald has been synonymous with the color green since ancient times. A fine emerald is a truly breathtaking sight, and this member of the beryl family deserves its placement among the traditional “Big Four” gems along with diamond, ruby and sapphire. There are other green gems, like tourmaline and peridot, but emerald is the one that’s always associated with the lushest landscapes and the richest greens.
The Hardest Substance on The Earth
The name diamond is derived from the ancient Greek word adámas, which means proper, unalterable, unbreakable, untamed. Most natural diamonds have ages between 1 billion and 3.5 billion years. The value of a diamond is decided by four characteristics known as the 4 Cs are now commonly used as the basic descriptors of a diamond: these are Carats, Cut, Color, and Clarity.
A Color of Elegance and Beauty
Emeralds are fascinating gemstones. They have the most beautiful, most intense and most radiant green that can possibly be imagined. Emerald is one of the royal stone among all the gemstones. Emerald is derived from a Persian word meaning “green gem”. It changed from Greek to Latin as smaragdus, then to esmaurde, esmralde, and in the 16th century to esmeralde. Emerald comes in very vibrant colors of “Green” which are eye catching and pleasant colors and this color is formed by the mixture of minerals such as aluminium, beryllium and chromium.
Sapphire, The Wisdom Stone
Sapphire is a precious gemstone. Blue sapphires are evaluated based upon the purity of their blue hue. Violet and green are the most common secondary hues found in blue sapphires. Sapphire has a remarkable hardness on the Mohs scale, the third hardest mineral after diamond and moissanite.
