7/8 Carat EmeraldThe name emerald derives from the Latin word for green "smaragdus" via Old French "esmeralde". Emeralds are found in a variety of light and dark shades of green. The green of emeralds is most beautiful and most intense green. The purer and the richer green, the more prized emerald.
The green of the emerald is the color of life; it symbolized rebirth and the arrival of spring. Emeralds are also symbol of hope, beauty and constant love.
Emeralds are beryllium-aluminium-silicates with a good hardness of 7.5 to 8 on the Mohs scale. For the fascinating color of the emerald are responsible traces of chromium and vandalium.
Fine emeralds are often more valuable than diamonds.
Emerald is the birthstone for May. 14K Two Tone Gold Earrings