Emerald earrings - how do I choose a quality pair?

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A pair of emerald earrings would be a beautiful present for the one you love as it is the birthstone of May, the month of spring romance. You could also surprise your wife by giving her this pair of earrings on your twentieth year of marriage as the emerald will symbolise a long lasting love. Actually, the Romans used emerald to venerate their goddess of love and beauty, Venus.

Emerald have for virtue to increase intelligence, protect marriage, ease childbirth and is thought to enable its wearer to predict events.

Emeralds have been discovered in Egypt long before any other precious stones and Cleopatra preferred her emerald earrings more than her diamonds. Likewise, mommies were often buried with an emerald on their neck carved with the symbol of foliage to incarnate eternal youth.

Emerald is a variety of the species called Beryl. It appears as a colourless crystal as its natural state. Element present in the chemical mix add the colour. The elements that give the stone a green colour can be chromium, vanadium or iron.

It is not easy to choose a pair of emerald earrings so here are some rules to follow in order to purchase the best piece of jewellery.

First of all, the emeralds are often cut in an "emerald cut" which increases incredibly the value of the jewellery piece. Then, you will need to check the colour and the brighter, richer, more vivid colour the better.

Like any other natural precious stones, emerald can contain imperfections and it is actually very rare to find a flawless emerald which is why emerald can be more valuable than diamonds. Finally, the carat weight of the emerald affects the price. Large stones are very rare so they can be quite expensive.

If you want to keep your beautiful pair of earrings a long time you will have to remove them while doing sports or housework. They need to be handled gently at all time and we do not recommend that you clean them in a steamer or in an ultrasonic.

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