Emerald Stone

Emerald Stone

Considered one of the cardinal gems, emeralds are precious stones that are mainly mined from regions of Colombia today. The country is responsible for 50 to 95% of the world's production depending on what year one looks at.

Emerald stones are mainly variations of green, ranging from a yellowish-green to a bluish-green. The colour, clarity, cut and carat weight are the criteria for emeralds to be classified, as with all other coloured stones. The colour comes first, but clarity is a close second with emeralds.

The Bahia Emerald is the single largest shard ever mined. In total it is 341 kg and is embedded in a host rock. Its value is estimated at around $400 million, but the true value is not known.

A rare form of emeralds found in Colombia is known as trapiche emeralds, these have star-like spokes made from darker impurities inside the stone.

Why people wear emeralds

The emerald is known as a symbol of truth and love, this may have to do with ancient Rome where it was known as the stone of Venus the goddess of love and hope. It is also considered as the stone of intuition. Emeralds are also thought to be good for the health along with providing love and fidelity, inspiration, wisdom, harmony, growth, patience, peace and abundance.

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Emeralds are the birthstone for people belonging to the Cancerian astrological sign. The prices of an emerald stone is high, many times higher than diamonds as good quality ones are more rare. The larger the stone the more it costs.