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Emerald Stone
Emerald stone is a
green variety of beryl.
Emerald in antiquity was mined by the Egyptians and was coveted by the wealthy.
The rarest Emerald exhibits a 6 pointed star pattern formed from spokes of carbon impurities within the crystal.
Emeralds range in colours ranging from yellow-green to blue-green.
By Cliff via Flickr.com
But only gems that are medium to dark in tone are considered precious.
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Pale green gems are known as Green Beryls.
By Orbital Joe via Flickr.com
The original source of the word/name “Emerald” is probably either a Hebrew word meaning "green", or the Sanskrit word marakata meaning "green."
By Theen Moy via Flickr.com
Although the beryl family is reasonably hard, most Emeralds are highly included with impurities so their resistance to breakage and cracks is classified as generally poor.
By Charles Tilford via Flickr.com
Emerald jewellery should be worn with care.
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This page was written by Magda Palmer, a gemmologist and the author of The Healing Power of Crystals
, Precious Stones
and Feng Shui Student
Manual
, which I
highly recommend.
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