Emerald 2x3mm Rondelle Faceted - 15-16 InchEmerald is one of the four precious gemstones, the others being Diamond, Ruby and Sapphire. It is the green form of Beryl, colored by trace amounts of chromium and or vanadium to range in hue from yellow to green to blue to green. Emerald has been prized and revered in many different cultures for over 6,000 years. It was sold in the markets of ancient Babylon in 4,000 BCE, worshipped by the Incas, and considered a symbol of eternal life by the

The Ruby inclusions in this stone are pink to reddish purple to dark purple

from light blue to lapis blue to cobalt

Pyhsically

with occasional inclusions of creamy white and dark grey

a mineral of the Quartz family

the inclusions appear more golden or copper

” Tourmaline is unusual in that it is both pyroelectric and piezoelectric

Mined in Norway

from which its name was derived

where it originated approximately 50 million years ago

it is exclusively sourced from a single small deposit in the desert of Madagascar

however they are not currently sourced from this region