EMERALD

EMERALD

The following article has the purpose of explaining the composition of the emerald, its functionality and knowing its function in the market.

composition of an emerald

The emerald is a precious stone composed of different elements in its molecular structure, these elements are: beryllium, aluminum, silicon and oxygen (which the combination of both creates silicate) and of course it has two relevant elements in its structure that are chrome and vanadium. Its chemical formula is as follows: Be3Al2(SiO3)6

Now, the most relevant in the structure of the emerald is chrome and vanadium, and it is because these elements are responsible for giving the green color to the precious stone, although it is true that depending on their quantity (well be chrome and vanadium) will determine the quality of the stone, that is, in the emerald that is being studied or analyzed if an excess of one of the two elements is found, it does not have a high quality, but if the emerald has a slight presence of both elements can make the stone of very high quality. And how do we detect it with the naked eye? The most beautiful emeralds in the world are determined by their color and the transparency they possess, having color and transparency allows ambient light to enter the stone and due to the carving and quality of the precious stone makes a type of "refraction" that makes it shine, and therefore makes it define its value.

How was the emerald formed?

The emerald is a mineral that was formed thousands of years ago, and it is for this reason that it has such a high cost, because it is a long-lasting natural process. This precious stone is formed of magmatic origin, that is, it is the combination of molten rocks and other solids that were present at that time, now, once the magma is melted, it can go through different processes, which could determine the conditions in the stone. These formation processes can be: formation of permatitic rocks (low-viscosity fluids that generate crystals) or by hydrothermal veins (space where the stone was formed, and the water flowed around it).

This formation has been presented in different countries, such as: Russia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Madagascar, Brazil and Colombia. The countries named above are nations that currently produce emerald and trade it, but before Christ there were emerald mines in ancient Egypt and even in Greece. Today, the countries that produce the most emerald are:

1. Colombia

2. Brazil

3. Afghanistan

The emeralds of the aforementioned countries are the ones that sell the product the most, due to its quality and characteristics. However, when they are compared between them, the person can perceive that they are totally different, due to their color, brightness and transparency. The emeralds that represent the highest quality are:

1. Colombia

2. Afghanistan

3. Brazil

Its origin does not determine that an Afghan emerald is better than that of Brazil or that a Colombian emerald is the best in the world, this ranking only determines that in most emerald productions there tends to be higher quality of this and that jewelry stores and people interested in the subject are more interested and decide to pay for it at better prices.

It is said that 90% of a production is low quality emerald but that can be marketed in the same way, the other 10% of emeralds are those that are outstanding or of high quality. The emeralds that are usually found with the formation of other minerals (which are of less value), but whose physical and chemical characteristics are totally different from those of an emerald, such minerals can be: feldspar, quartz, mica, garnet. , pyrite tourmaline and garnet, the commercialization of these minerals does not compare to that of the emerald, however, it is common to hear that quartz is commercialized.

function of an emerald

Currently the function of an emerald is minimal, because it is used for two main facts: the emerald is marketed to create jewelry pieces (such as bracelets, earrings, rings and even dresses), this can be said to be its main function, however, there are groups of collectors who love to buy unique emeralds and would pay anything to keep it in their collection.

These are the main functions of the emerald, but there are other reasons why people acquire them, such as the wealthiest people in a society, buy this class of elements in order to protect their resources, since this it is a good that does not devalue over time, but on the contrary acquires more value. Usually the people who buy these stones already do so with the added value, which is when they already had a cleaning and carving process.

Aesthetics and fashion is the scenario where the emerald participates the most (that is, everything related to jewelry), but there is a market in which the emerald moves, and it is trade for spiritual purposes. Around the world there is a group of believers who say that the emerald has powers that bring and reject energy. Some say that it is a mystical stone that attracts love, prosperity, healing and that it rejects or repels the fears and blockages that are generated in people's minds.

Some historians say that the indigenous people who are located in the department of Boyacá scraped the emerald (turning it into white powder) and applied it to areas of the skin where there was a type of wound or cut, this in order to speed up the process. of healing and not allowing the affected area to be contaminated.

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