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Emerald

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System:Hexagonal
A variety of Beryl

A green gem variety of Beryl, highly sought after as a precious gem stone. The majority of the world's gem quality Emeralds come from the Muzo area of Colombia.

The colour in Emerald is caused by trace amounts of a chromophore such as Chromium or Vanadium.

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Classification of Emerald

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Crystallography of Emerald

Crystal System:Hexagonal

Other Names for Emerald

Synonyms:
Agee
Other Languages:
Arabic:زمرد
Bulgarian:Изумруд
Catalan:Maragda
Czech:Smaragd
Danish:Smaragd
Dutch:Smaragd
Esperanto:Smeraldo
Finnish:Smaragdi
French:Émeraude
German:Smaragd
Indonesian:Zamrud
Italian:Smeraldo
Japanese:エメラルド
Lithuanian:Smaragdas
Norwegian (Bokmål):Smaragd
Polish:Szmaragd
Portuguese:Esmeralda
Romanian:Smarald
Russian:Изумруд
Serbian (Cyrillic Script):Смарагд
Simplified Chinese:绿宝石
祖母绿
Slovak:Smaragd
Slovenian:Smaragd
Spanish:Esmeralda
Swedish:Smaragd
Thai:มรกต
Vietnamese:Ngọc lục bảo
Varieties:
Trapiche emerald

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Emerald

Reference List:

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Sinkankas (1981) "Emeralds and other Beryls".

Extra Lapis English No. 2 "Emeralds of the world"

Extra Lapis No. 22 (in German)

Ringsrud, R. (2009): Emeralds, a passionate guide. Green View Press, 250 pp.

Mindat.org articles about Emerald

Article entries:
Emeralds of the Old Plantation Mine, Shelby, North CarolinaDaniel Russell
Habach valley collectingHarjo Neutkens

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