The Sandawana emerald mine in Zimbabwe is known for its tiny, yet vividly colored stones. Its emeralds are as small as 1 mm square, but they’re still intensely green. The mine’s cut stones average ...

Some people in the trade tend to give the name emerald to any green beryl colored by chromium. But to most gemologists, gemological laboratories, and colored stone dealers, it is more correct to call ...

From the moment the “brick sized emerald ... glorious jewelry was crafted from emeralds and spinels. The royal class, dressed in embroidered finery adorned with beautiful colored stones ...