About Emeralds

People have admired the fascinating Emerald's green for thousands of years. There are other green gems, like tourmaline and peridot, but Emerald is the one that's always associated with lushest landscapes and the richest greens.

Today, Emerald is the world's premier green stone. In fact, in the US, imports of Emerald’s have a higher dollar value than imports of any other colored stone. Emerald’s have been held in high esteem since ancient times. For that reason, some of the most famous Emerald’s are to be seen in museums and collections. The New York Museum of Natural History, for example, has an exhibit in which a cup made of pure Emerald which belonged to the Emperor Jehangir is shown next to the 'Patricia', one of the largest Colombian Emerald crystals, which weighs 632 carats.

The Vedas, the holy scriptures of the Indians written many centuries ago, say that the Emerald’s promise good luck and enhances the well-being.

Emerald is the modern & Hindu birthstone for the month of May.