Information on emerald stone

by Aditi Dubey Astrologer

Emerald stone is one of the most precious gemstones naturally found in striking green color and it belongs to Beryl cluster of gemstones. The name of this precious stone is derived from Esmeralde, a French word. It is one of the harder stones in the group which is measured around 7.5 to 8 on Mohs scale.

Generally these natural stones are excavated from mines which are found in Australia, India, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. In India, it is a popular stone and called as Panna in general. Emerald price is quite high, especially for the pure one. Hence the difference between real and duplicate Emerald gemstones should be known in advance.

Identifying Original Gemstone :

Emerald stone benefits are most significant among the various gemstones but a wrong one can have adverse effect on your health. So identifying the real stones is must while purchasing for spiritual benefits. Emerald price is primary factor; these stones do not come at cheap rate. It comes with many inclusions and semi transparent feature. The tiny cracks and fissures of Emerald stone are treated with oil and resin which can be easily seen in bright lights. Hence it is quite comfortable to identify the real one.

Basically Emeralds are found in the region of Russia, Zambia, India, South Africa, USA, and North Carolina. The finest one is found in Columbian mines hence the emerald stone price of this part are quite high. Emerald stone is believed to be best for Virgo i.e. those born between 23 August and 23rd September.

Properties and features of Emerald stone:

Emerald is the gemstone of Beryl group which develops its color from inclusion of vanadium and chromium. Its hardness is measured as 7.5- 8 on Mohs scale which is major factor in determining emerald price. Most important feature of emerald is its color composition. Its flaws and inclusions are main factor for making it green, greenish blue, light green, and yellowish green. Slightly bluish green colored are the most admired emerald which carries the property of untreated gemstone. This emerald price is relatively high and it is rare in market.

Emeralds are beautifully cut and designed to form various shapes to make them wearable. The main feature of Emerald stone is that it found naturally in opaque form but with treatment, cutting and polishing can be made attractive and shiny. To make them flaunting, Emeralds are cut in various shapes such as oval, round, pear, rectangular, and square along with fine edges and its lustrous texture. These features matters a lot for deciding emerald price in market.

Emerald stone benefits:

Emerald gives spiritual and astrological benefits to the people who worn it for healing power. Emerald stone benefits also include healing powers for health and psychic.

Some of the main emerald stone benefits are:

•    Emerald increases psychic and memory power of people born in the month of May.
•    Since it is governed by Venus, it increases warmth in relationship and develop good relation with partner.
•    Emerald is used to prevent arthritis, amnesia, hypertension along with curing diseases of kidney, lungs, and liver.
•    It is also termed as fortune changer and worn to increase prosperity which is another main feature in Emerald stone benefits.

This article is written by a astrologer who is working with GemPundit.com. He provide the information on semi precious stones and Stones jewelry. In this article he provides the Information on emerald stone and tell more about how emerald stone price differ according to origin.