General
Category Mineral
Chemical formula Beryllium aluminium silicate with chromium, Be3Al2(SiO3)6::Cr
Identification
Color Green
Crystal habit Hexagonal Crystals
Crystal system Hexagonal
Cleavage Poor Basal Cleavage (Seldom Visible)

Fracture Conchoidal
Mohs Scale hardness 7.5 - 8.0
Luster Vitreous
Refractive index 1.576 - 1.582
Pleochroism Distinct, Blue-Green/Yellow-Green
Streak White
Specific gravity 2.70 - 2.78


Colombian Emerald Faceted Bead
This superior grade emerald faceted bead necklace was hand-crafted from natural emeralds with fine medium emerald green color that were mined in Colombia. These gem quality emeralds were shaped into rounded, disk shaped beads which were then faceted, drilled and strung in an 19" length with a sterling silver clasp. These transparent emerald beads are lightly included to eye clean, and they are gradational in size ranging from 2.75mm at the clasp up to 5mm at the largest diameter, and then back down to 2.75mm again. There are 40 carats of gem-grade natural emerald beads in this incredibly beautiful necklace!

18 inch Emerald Baroque Bead Necklace
Natural emerald pieces that were mined in Brazil were tumbled and polished in baroque shapes, and then drilled and strung in a 18" (45cm) length with a sterling silver clasp. These emerald beads are translucent to semi-transparent, with a light to medium tone of lovely emerald green color. There are approximately 220 baroque shaped emerald beads per necklace.

Zambian Emerald 14k Pendant, 1.77 carats This 14k gold pendant was set with a very rare quality faceted Zambian emerald weighing 1.77 carats. This natural emerald gem has some faintly visible inclusions (VS to VVS GIA clarity grade), and its color is a very rich deep emerald green (natural color). This genuine emerald gem was faceted with proper depth, no window, and good brilliance from a natural emerald crystal that was mined in Zambia.

Colombian Emerald with Diamond 14k
This 14k yellow gold pendant was set with a beautiful baguette cut colombian emerald weighing 1.3 carats and with a 0.05 carat round white diamond. The genuine emerald gem in this pendant was faceted from a natural emerald crystal that was mined at Muzo, Colombia. It has only a few faintly visible natural inclusions (GIA; Type III Gem, Clarity Grade: VS), and it has very bright emerald green color (natural color).

Fine Natural Emerald 18k Gold Ring with
This 18k yellow gold ring was set with a fine quality round faceted emerald gem with very rich deep green natural color. This genuine emerald gemstone was very well faceted with with proper depth, no window, and superior brilliance from a natural emerald crystal mined in Zambia. This rare quality natural emerald faces up almost completely eye-clean (GIA clarity grade VS). This beautiful 18k gold ring was also set with 52 natural white diamonds weighing 0.38 carats total weight!