There are many facts on emeralds which make it a unique and exceptional gem stone. Although it is difficult to find an emerald that has no inclusions or flaws in it, hence due to such rarity their prices come second after a diamond. While it’s formation in the earth deep below they tend to have many inclusions and flaws since it is a soft gem unlike others. Due to its durable and rare characteristics it is a famous and popular gemstone and its green shades add value to its price. If an emerald has a pale green color its value also decreases.

It is so hard now to find a flawless emerald that treatments with laser have started to produce the perfect emerald. Those that you will find in the market will be synthetically produced and are not that expensive. Some of them are even oiled so that their clarity can be improved. Those which have a paler green color are not even called emerald but a green beryl.

Emerald is associated with the month of May; hence those people who are born in May are advised to wear their birthstone as a piece of jewelry such as an emerald ring or an emerald necklace. Emerald jewelry is the ideal gift for your loved ones who are born in May as it is some thing personal and special. For example an emerald cut cubic zirconia ring is the perfect engagement ring for your fiancé if she was born in May.

The emerald stone is said to help a person being patient and also brings in wealth and money as in the case of a diamond. In fact even if the emerald gemstone is not a birthstone of some body they are advised to wear it in order to have a successful financial life. Hence making emerald jewelry a very famous and in demand product for jewelers.

Some people prefer to have an emerald gem as it is, that means they do not mind the flaws and inclusions but accept it in its rare form. This is because they believe the beauty of an emerald stone is in its flaws and originality. You will notice in a lot of emerald gemstone rings or necklaces that there are certain flaws available and it is not clear, this is because there is also a good demand for the authentic emerald in the market.

Emerald mining is common in Columbia, Pakistan, Austria, Brazil, Russia and a few more countries. However the rarest of all emeralds can be found in Columbia and are known to be the most expensive of all due to their dazzling color and clarity.

People should be aware and cautious about fake emeralds these days which can be easily mistaken as a real one. They can simple use any green colored stone and present it as an emerald. Expert jewelers are however trained and can not make the mistake of buying emerald jewelry which has fake emeralds in it. Hence it is important to purchase jewelry from well known retailers and distributors who have a good name and profile in the market. Also be advised not to wear the emerald stone if you do heavy duty work which might damage the stone because of its soft texture and also the stone should not be more than 4 carats otherwise it has a big tendency to break.