Exceptionally, rich, royal and beautiful emerald is a variety of beryl, colored green by inclusions of chromium and vanadium. In ancient Rome, this fascinating gemstone believed to be sacred to Venus, Goddess of love and fertility. It is the birthstone for month of May and sign Taurus. The name emerald comes from Greek 'smaragdos' via old French 'esmeralde' meaning green gemstone.

Indian maharajas to Turkish Sultans emeralds have been the most esteemed and admired part of jewelry. Crown of former Empress of Iran was embellished by splendid emeralds. While Mogul king Jehangir possessed an enormous pure emerald of 632 carats which is now placed in the New York museum of natural history. The legendary so called 'Mogul Emerald' mined in the 16th century was auctioned and sold in 2001 for $2.2mUS. Ravishing green emeralds were treasured and have adorned by almost all the regalities which made it a rich and royal stone.

The Vedas (Holy Scriptures of Indians) says 'ultimate green gemstone possesses healing power'. Probably for this reason emerald is tied on the waist of pregnant women to make the delivery less painful.

The eye catching and imperial characteristic of emerald is its color which denotes love and life. Generally greener the emerald more valuable it is. They are found in wide range of green, green-blue and yellow-green shades. It is said that the unparallel green color of emerald fades if somebody is not faithful in love wears it. Flawless and innately green emeralds are rare and sometimes even more expensive than diamonds. Evenness of color and size of stone are another parameter to bring the huge differences in the prize of stone. Being infamous for its flaws, emerald should be shopped from reputed specialists only. Imitation is another common practice in selling emeralds. Therefore it is very important to evaluate it before buying. A real emerald when placed in a glass pot filled with water radiates green light while an imitation does not.

These beautiful gemstones are formed due to traumatic conditions in the earth crust. Due to this trauma beryllium, chromium and vanadium finds a rendezvous which after millions of years of crystallization under natural pressures and tensions gives birth to dazzling green emeralds.

The rarest and unique deep green emeralds are gifted by nature to the land of Columbia. Fine emeralds are also found in other countries, such as Zambia, Brazil, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan and Russia. Zambia, Zimbabwe and Brazil in particular have a good reputation for fine emeralds in the international trade.

Magnificent emerald educes eminence and explicates splendor and power. It's delicate and fragile as relationships and needs to be handled with care. For those in love emerald is a sign of vivacious romance. The charm emanated by emeralds is simply incomparable.