Emerald is one of the precious stones and occupies the fifth place in terms of importance and value among these stones, and can be divided into two types of gemstones: the first organic remnants of living organisms that lived millions of years and buried in the layers of the earth, and over the years to pressure and heat , And the second type is inorganic and is of minerals found in nature, and these metals are usually in the ground and subjected to high pressure and heat and over time turn into precious and rare gemstones, and used to use in jewelry and adornment, and was always linked to the highest layers Communities like kings and nobles and others.
Emeralds are made of beryllium and aluminum silicate, and are most commonly found between hard rock layers and marble stone layers. Their color is dark green and translucent. The darker the color becomes, the more precious the stone becomes. The reason for its color is the presence of elements of chrome and iron in its components. , Since it is translated from English and in Latin word origin means all derivatives of green.
As for the weight of this stone, it is the first place on the gemstone is usually the highest weight because it contains mineral salts in addition to the beryllium salts, which is characterized by hardness and hardness, which increases the weight of the emerald stone and thus increase its value.
In the era of the Pharaohs, emeralds existed in the eastern region of the Sahara, between the Nile and the Red Sea or the so-called Nubian desert. They also extracted emeralds and exported them to Persia, Byzantium, and India. Emerald is famous in the civilizations of Mexico, Colombia and Peru and has found large quantities of temples and tombs in those areas. South America, India and Russia are known for their emerald abundance, but the emerald found in Colombia is the best in the world for the beauty of its color and cleanliness. Ib, Emerald has been divided into four types:
1 – Emerald Flies: the best type and has the most beautiful color – the color of spring flies – and is characterized by purity and non-correlation of impurities.
2 – Emerald Rihani: Any color is similar to the color of basil leaves.
3 – Emerald Salqi: color of soft leaves.
4 – Emerald Sabouni: Like the color of soap, and is considered a semen emeralds, a stone has no value.
Emerald can be made in special laboratories, but we can distinguish artificial emeralds under the microscope because there are extraneous bodies to facilitate the manufacturing process.