Emerald Emerald gemstone is a variety of mineral beryl in green color. It is a precious gemstone. Beryl has a hardness of 7.5 to 8 on Mohs scale. The emerald is the sacred stone of the goddess Venus.
Green Beryl Beryl is a most and popular mineral. It has a great variety of colors, and has several important gemstone. It is a semi-precious gemstone. Its hardness on 7.5-8 Mohs Scale.
Emerald Category= Beryl variety
Formula= Be3Al2(SiO3)6 Specific gravity= Average 2.76 Color= Green shades to colorless
Green Beryl Category= Cyclosilicate Formula= Be3Al2(Si O3)6 Specific gravity= Average 2.76
Color= Green, blue, yellow, colorless, pink and others
Difference between Emerald & Green Beryl Color Variations: The color of Emerald can be green to greenish-blue. While, the color of Green Beryl is pale green or very light green. They are belonging to the same mineral species Beryl.
Inclusions: • Emeralds are generally heavily included which makes them less resistance to breakage or stretch. • In comparison, Green Beryl's are very less included.
Rarity: • Emeralds are very rare to be found as compared to Green Beryl.
• As it is a rare event when Beryl is formed in a location where it is directly exposed to either chromium or vanadium.
Crystal Structure: • The Crystal Structure of both of these gemstone are hexagonal in nature. • Green Beryl is colored by traces of iron are frequently heated to remove the green component and marketed as Aquamarine.
• Thus, Aquamarine is sold at much higher prices than Green Beryl.
Refractive Index: • It is an indication of the amount light rays are bent by the mineral. • The refractive index of Emerald is 1.565-1.602 • Green Beryl has refractive index of 1.58-1.59.
Origin Sources: • Emeralds are mined from the countries like Colombia, Brazil, Zambia and Zimbabwe. • Green Beryl's are mined from the countries like Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Africa, South America and many more.
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