Today, I will talk to you about the story of emeralds and why people like emerald-cut gems. Emerald is mined all over the world, but the main deposits are currently in Colombia, Brazil and Zambia.
Which place produces the best emeralds?
It is agreed that Colombia can be said to produce the best emeralds. The Brazilian emeralds we usually see tend to be darker and contain more other components. Brazilian emeralds usually contain other dark-colored impurities, while the light-colored impurities usually present in Colombian emeralds (called jardin) are considered to be less detrimental to value. Compared with Colombian or Brazilian emeralds, Zambian emeralds tend to have more blue tones and tend to have a slightly grayish tone, which does not exist in Colombian or Brazilian emeralds. In general, Zambian and Brazilian emeralds may also be mottled due to the impurity of vanadium, while Colombian emeralds are usually mottled due to the impurity of chromium.
These emeralds are made into a variety of beautiful gemstones, set in some jewelry, such as this emerald silver stud earrings.
Why do people like emeralds
This beautiful green stone is my favorite expensive emerald. Since hundreds of years ago, emeralds have been a gem that many people desire. Like most gems, its history is full of stories that may tell you why people like emeralds.
Since ancient Egypt, emeralds have been mined and appreciated by the pharaohs. In 1817, Frédéric Cailliaud accidentally discovered an emerald mine. We all know that Cleopatra is considered a true lover of green gemstones a few hundred years after the oldest mines were excavated.
The ancient Romans associated emeralds and other green gems with Venus, the goddess of love. It is related to growth and spring. We will also find some stories about emeralds in other cultures.
It is said that the Roman emperor Nero watched the gladiator game through the beryl (emeralds are part of the beryl family). Maybe he invented the first pair of sunglasses? Or is it to change the color of the blood?
In the Middle Ages, Christians associated beautiful emeralds with the devil Lucifer. They said that he had an emerald on his crown. Although it may be a magic stone now, people do connect it in a more positive way. People believe that emeralds can help you maintain honesty and demeanor. Once again, although in a different environment, this stone is related to truth and telling the truth.
If you like more modern reasons to buy emeralds, but still like a good story, here are some reasons you might want to choose emeralds. I think stories like this and the stories mentioned above give the stone more meaning. So when you want to buy something for yourself, you may find something that connects you to your life (or the life of the person you bought it), so it becomes more meaningful. Of course, you may or may not believe these stories. I am a huge skeptic, but we like symbolism. Everyone does this. If you look at it this way, here are some symbolic values of stones.
- Insight and seeing yourself as who you truly (here we go again!) are.
- Opening of the heart chakra, enabling you to experience unconditional love for all that surrounds you.
- Tranquility and inner wisdom
- Attracts love, harmony and abundance.
- Stone of truth
- It’s connected to being resilient.
- Also: enhance your wellbeing and love for esthetics
- Growth, nature, your connection to nature, regeneration
Cavny Jewelry is my favorite jewelry brand. They sell beautiful silver emerald earrings, the website is www.cavny.com.
