Emerald 5mm Cube Table Cut Bead - 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

also known as the Stone Age

It is believed by some to improve memory and increase analytical skills

a phenomenon that occurs when light hits the chips of silica inside the gemstone and a rainbow of different colors refract inside the stone

Direct from the mines

No two are exactly alike

fluorophlogopite

an opaque silicon dioxide mineral and form of microcrystalline Chalcedony

” Green Opals are believed to provide energy and speed recovery from illness

the other being Diamond

who first catalogued the stone in 1902

but is also said that it can enliven and promote happiness

s Fair in Germany