Esmeralda (emerald)

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Esmeralda (emerald) is a precious green gemstone variety of the mineral beryl, highly valued in jewelry and historically associated with luxury and symbolism.

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Esmeralda (emerald) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf gemstone ⓘ
associatedZodiacSign Gemini ⓘ
Taurus ⓘ
belongsToGemGroup colored gemstones ⓘ
birthstoneForMonth May ⓘ
chemicalFormula Be3Al2(SiO3)6 ⓘ
chromophoreElements chromium ⓘ
vanadium ⓘ
clarityCharacteristic often heavily included ⓘ
color green ⓘ
commonInclusionsName jardin ⓘ
crystalSystem hexagonal ⓘ
distinguishedFrom green beryl (lighter color and lower saturation) ⓘ
historicalAssociation symbol of fertility ⓘ
symbol of love ⓘ
symbol of rebirth ⓘ
symbol of wealth ⓘ
historicallyImportantRegion Chivor, Colombia ⓘ
linked to: Chivor

Muzo, Colombia ⓘ
historicallyMinedBy Romans ⓘ
ancient Egyptians ⓘ
luster vitreous ⓘ
majorSourceCountry Afghanistan ⓘ
Brazil ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
Russia ⓘ
Zambia ⓘ
Zimbabwe ⓘ
marketPerception one of the “big three” colored gemstones (emerald, ruby, sapphire) ⓘ
mineralFamily beryl ⓘ
mohsHardness 7.5–8 ⓘ
refractiveIndex 1.565–1.602 ⓘ
specificGravity 2.67–2.78 ⓘ
symbolismInLore enhancement of intuition ⓘ
promotion of harmony in relationships ⓘ
protection for travelers ⓘ
treatment commonly oiled to enhance clarity ⓘ
typicalCut emerald cut ⓘ
typicalHueRange bluish green to pure green ⓘ
typicalTransparency transparent to translucent ⓘ
usedIn bracelets ⓘ
crowns and regalia ⓘ
earrings ⓘ
necklaces ⓘ
rings ⓘ
valuedFor rarity ⓘ
rich green color ⓘ
use in fine jewelry ⓘ

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Corvette Esmeralda → namedAfter → Esmeralda (emerald) ⓘ