Wednesday, April 4, 2018

The Things You Should Know About Rough Emerald

By Matthew Ward


Emerald is a beautiful, green to bluish-green beryl gemstone, although it may come in yellowish nuances as well. These lovely stones are primarily appreciated for their amazing color, which is derived from chromium or vanadium impurities. These impurities make it quite fragile, compared to diamonds, but also just irresistible. It can be bought as rough emerald, and one jeweler can transform it into something extraordinary.

Emeralds are mostly found in Colombia, Brazil and Zambia, although the most beautiful and appreciated ones traditionally come from Colombia. It is mostly considered that they are of the highest quality, although, there are some new location in Zambia and Brazil that are the source of really interesting color variations you might find interesting. Yellowish stones are also really nice.

Although some people prefer those yellowish nuances, the fact is that gemstones that have bluish or pure green color are the most valuable ones. Their color shouldn't be too dark, but the important thing is really their saturation, that should be really vivid, because this will result in really shiny, brilliant gems. Good quality cut is also really important.

Rough stones look quite different that you would expect from emeralds. On the other hand, their price is also quite different, and really affordable. The reason for it is that only a good cutter can make really nice gems by cutting those rough gemstones, bringing the best out of it. After that, smaller pieces can be used for making smaller gems, perfect for designing interesting jewelry pieces.

In fact, it became quite popular lately to use uncut pieces of emeralds in designing lovely pieces of jewelry. These pieces look simply adoring combined with silver, although emeralds also look great in combination with gold. But, these beautiful gemstones have also some other properties, beside their beauty, and some people appreciate them for their properties as well.

It's said that they can bring you prospect and peace of mind, better concentration and calmness. They bring balance into your life, in all areas of living, including family and business. They might even slightly change their color, if you feel sad or angry, at least, it is something many people believe in. It is believed that people wearing emeralds are more confident and more successful in life.

If you would like to deal with rough gemstones, it is essential to learn more about this market, about all gemstones and other things related. Find an expert to help you with all of this first, and you might get hooked in it. In any case, this might be a good opportunity for you to make some extra money, but you need to know the basics first.

Even if you aren't so interested in investing, buying some rough gemstones might be a good idea, especially if you are designing jewelry. You could even start learning about cutting stones, why not. Whatever your reason for buying stones is, one thing is for sure. You just cannot help yourself when it comes to emeralds, they are simply amazingly beautiful.




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