18kt Over Sterling Silver .45ctw Emerald With Diamond Accent Ring Item: MRH182E
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Product Description for 18kt Over Sterling Silver .45ctw Emerald With Diamond Accent Ring-MRH182E18kt yellow gold over sterling silver .45ct oval emerald with .01ct round diamond accent ring. The emerald measures approximately 5.5x4mm. This ring measures 7/16 inch knuckle to knuckle and is not sizeable.
Product Information for 18kt Over Sterling Silver .45ctw Emerald With Diamond Accent Ring-MRH182E
| Product Type: | Ring | Gram Weight: | 3.08g |
| Style: | Center With Accents | Material Type: | Silver & Gold |
| Width: | 1/16 Inch | Material Color: | Yellow |
Primary Stone / Emerald
| Shape: | Oval | Count: | 1.00 |
| Cut: | Mixed Cuts | Composition: | Natural |
| Color: | Green | Treatment: | Standard Treatment |
| Dimensions: | 5.9X4.0 MM - Not Calibrated | Gemstone Group: | Beryl |
Secondary Stone / Diamond
| Shape: | Round |
| Carat Weight: | 0.01 |
| Color: | White |
| Count: | 1.00 |
| Setting: | 3-Prong |
Care and Handling of 18kt Over Sterling Silver .45ctw Emerald With Diamond Accent Ring-MRH182E |
| Learn more about proper care of your gemstones and jewelry by visiting our Gemstone Enhancements and Treatments page. |
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Excellent value!,
December 18, 2007
Celeste
, Indianapolis, IN
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"I purchased both the ruby and the emerald (which is my birthstone). This is a fabulous little ring that looks much "richer" than it's price tag. I always get compliments when I wear either one. As to the other reviewer who stated this could be mistaken for jade - I can see where that comment came from. This stone isn't the "clear glass green" most people think of when they think of emeralds. Still, it's a very pretty setting with lots of sparkle around the emerald. Excellent value."
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Nice Ring,
September 13, 2007
Scotty
, Plano, TX
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"I got this ring mostly because I wanted an emerald with out paying too much. I have to say the stone that was shown on TV was a much deeper color then what I received. I would have to say if someone did not know any better they would think that the stone was jade. Overall the design is very nice and I always get complements when I wear the ring."
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 home learning library emerald
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Fast Facts
| The most precious member of the Beryl family; emerald exhibits a distinct and recognizable pure green hue. |
| This glorious stone was traded in one of the earliest known gem markets in Babylon around 4000 B.C. |
| According to legend, the Emperor Nero watched the gladiator fights through an emerald. |
| The world’s finest emeralds are found in the Andes of Colombia. Despite a 300-year search, no other deposit has rivaled the glory of the Colombian deposits. |
 Emeralds are created with interesting and distinct identifiable “jardin” inclusions, which are particular to that beryl and are one of the most immediate ways of recognizing a genuine natural emerald.
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Emerald is the most precious member of the Beryl family. It exhibits a distinct and recognizable pure green hue but can also be found in a bluish-green hue. On Mohs’ scale of hardness, emerald is 7.5-8. It has a vitreous luster and sources include Colombia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Russia (Urals), Afghanistan, Australia (New South Wales, Western Australia), Ghana, India, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Zambia, Tanzania, and the United States (North Carolina).
The beauty of Colombian emeralds, known for their extraordinary color and crystallization, is unique since their formation process occurred in a different geological environment than all the other known emerald deposits. They are found in black argillaceous limestone of the Upper Cretaceous age, which was deposited in a sea separating North and South America.
During the Continental drift, the Andes Mountains were formed, and beds that were originally at the bottom of the sea found themselves at the top of the mountains. While folding, the rocks fractured, which provided space for the growth of calcite veins. Hot magma followed by hot gases and fluids permeated through the cracks, bringing with them the elements necessary to crystallize emeralds. These gases were trapped in the crust of the fold in the eastern cordillera of the Andes by an impermeable shale formation. Since calcite veins are porous and permeable, the emeralds had an opportunity to crystallize while the gasses and fluids cooled off.
Color
Emerald exhibits an incomparable pure green hue but can also be found in a bluish-green hue.
Treatments and Enhancements
All emerald crystals go through the same six-part enhancement process to become the gemstones we are familiar with. These steps are sawing, performing, cutting, polishing, cleaning, and clarity enhancing. Virtually all emeralds require the process of clarity enhancement. This process involves immersing the emerald into a colorless medium. An infinitesimal amount of the clarity-enhancing medium penetrates the open fissures in the emerald. This volume is so small that it is usually not measurable by weight (as little as 1/100,000 of a gram).
It should be assumed that every emerald has been processed in this manner unless it has an accompanying laboratory report indicating that there is no evidence of a clarity-enhancement medium. Such extraordinarily rare stones command a considerable premium.
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