Emerald Necklace: Stunning and Soothing at the same time

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Emerald is a bright green gem of the beryl mineral family. It has been one of the most desired and valued gemstones for over 5000 years now. Today, emerald, together with ruby and sapphire, form the ‘big three’ of the coloured stones. The big three generates more economic activity than all other coloured stones combined.

Because of its popularity, emerald is a favourite with jewellery designers. It is used widely in gold, platinum and silver jewellery to attract consumers with its distinctively green lustre and luminescence. Emerald also happens to be the gemstone of people born in May and astrology propagates the use of this stone on a ring for success in business or work. However, emerald is a fragile stone, and is not ideal to be worn as a ring stone daily. Emeralds are better suited for a necklace and earrings because here they are subjected to less impact and abrasion.

The emerald necklace is a favourite with jewellery makers and jewellery buyers alike, because of the translucent green colour it emits. Green is the colour of nature and it is very soothing to the eyes. Hence, the natural green stone emerald has inspired and motivated jewellery designers through ages to come up with some stunning designs. The emerald diamond necklace is one of the most stylish and magnificent coloured gemstone jewellery designs. The emerald gold necklace dominates the worldwide jewellery industry. Flowers and women are made for each other, and jewellery designers use this concept abundantly to give us the flower collection in the emerald diamond necklace designs. For crafting the emerald necklace, different shapes of emerald are used. Popular shapes are the cushion-cut or the solitaire. When it comes to design, a string of beautiful green emeralds encircled by small, shiny diamonds is a classic piece of necklace. Round or oval shape emerald necklace studded with diamonds is also a popular design. A design that is sure to turn heads.

The jewellery market is flooded with real emerald necklaces and, also, the real looking lab-created emerald necklaces. It is difficult to distinguish between the two as they look almost alike. Synthetic emeralds, also called lab created emeralds, have the same chemical composition and crystal structure as natural emeralds. They are sold beside natural emeralds in most mall and online jewellery stores. In fact, the synthetic emerald necklace has better clarity and a more uniform appearance than the real emerald necklace. The real difference is, of course, in pricing. Real emerald is far more expensive than the synthetic ones. Many consumers purchase synthetic emerald jewellery because they obtain superior appearance at a substantially lower cost.

The lovely green colour of emerald complements any piece of jewellery that it adorns. An emerald necklace naturally attracts more attention because it has several sparkling green beauties lined up together in a row. And, when combined with shining white diamonds, an emerald necklace creates a surreal effect. Green is also a neutral colour – neither too bright, nor too mild. So, anybody can wear it and look good, too. So, from among the ‘big three”, if you find red ruby too bright and blue sapphire a trifle dull, then go for green emerald and you will strike a perfect balance. When in doubt, choose emeralds!