Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Emerald, the stone of successful love.


Emeralds are green colored Beryls. They are essentially the same stone as Aquamarine. Some other stones from Beryl family are Red Emerald, Heliodor and Goshenite. In Greek, emerald is smaragdos, but in Middle English the stone was called esmeralde.
Egyptians associated the stone with the rebirth and fertility due to its green color. It was thought to help in childbirth and improve fertility. Most natural emeralds have some flaw in them because they grow in other minerals. Emerald is also a birth stone of May. 

6 comments:

  1. Emerald is so beautiful! That is a great photo, too.

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  2. I love emeralds! Very interesting how they grow in other minerals...Beautiful blog! :o)

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  3. I just LOVE emerald! My engagement ring has an emerald stone. Your blog is very elegant! Like the design!

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