Emerald

Our Emeralds

Considered one of the most valuable and rare precious stones, the emerald owes its name to the Greek term ''smaragdos'' (''green stone'') and its color to the traces of chromium, vanadium and iron present in its structure.

In fact, it is the different degrees of concentration of these elements that determine the wide spectrum of green tones touched by the different specimens. In fact, emeralds can be observed showing brighter tones, passing through pastel colors and arriving at dark and intense inflections, without forgetting the different shades present in these stones: bluish, grayish, yellowish and even brown, which contribute to giving an aura of uniqueness to each single gem.

Typically featuring visible inclusions, such details have come to represent emeralds since they are due to the genesis of these precious stones, within metamorphic rocks.

The few specimens found without visible cracks are considered, consequently, of very high value, in addition to appearing in small dimensions. By contrast, with increasingly larger dimensions, a more cloudy and opaque color will correspond, with some exceptions.

The highest quality emeralds are currently mined in Zambia, but they are also found in Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Brazil and Zimbabwe.

Origin

• Zambia
• Afghanistan
• Russia
• Pakistan
• Brazil
• Zimbabwe