Introduction:
Emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl (Be3Al2(SiO3)6) colored green by trace amounts of chromium or sometimes vanadium. Beryl has a hardness of 7.5–8 on the Mohs scale. Most emeralds have many inclusions, so their toughness (resistance to breakage) is classified as generally poor. This is a cyclosilicate.
Detailed:
The text derives the word “emerald” (via Old French: esmeraude and Middle English: emeraude), from Vulgar Latin: esmaralda/esmaraldus, a variant of Latin smaragdus, which came via Ancient Greek: σμάραγδος (smáragdos; “green gem”).). The Greek word may have a Semitic, Sanskrit or Persian origin. According to Webster’s Dictionary the term emerald was first used in the 14th century.
Emeralds, like all colored gemstones, are graded using four basic parameters known as “the four Cs”: color, clarity, cut and carat weight. Normally, in grading colored gemstones, color is by far the most important criterion. However, in the grading of emeralds, clarity is considered a close second. A fine stone must possess not only a pure verdant green hue as described below, but also a high degree of transparency to be considered a top gemstone.
This member of the beryl family ranks among the traditional “big four” gems along with diamonds, rubies and sapphires.
In the 1960s, the American jewelry industry changed the definition of emerald to include the green vanadium-bearing beryl. “As a result, the United States markets vanadium emeralds as emeralds, but the United Kingdom and Europe do not recognize them as such. In America, sellers often distinguish between traditional emeralds and the new vanadium kind by using terms such as ‘Colombian emerald’.”
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