Emerald Pendants
Understand The Gemstone
Properties When Choosing A Gold Or Sterling Silver
Emerald Pendant
Emeralds along with rubies and
sapphires are grouped as 'precious' gems. The fact is that the
dividing line between 'precious' and 'semi precious' gems, is
fast becoming thinner and invisible. This is mainly
because several gems like tanzanite, demantoid and alexandrite
which are regarded as 'semi precious' can be more expensive
than 'precious' gems. Emeralds are the green form of the
mineral beryl. An emerald pendant could technically be called
a green beryl pendant but, the normal convention is to call
the gem stone emerald. You would be surprised
to know that a few hundred years ago, most green stones were
called 'emeralds' just as most red stones were called
'rubies'. So if you ever read in your history book about
antique emerald pendants, the green gem stone in that pendant
could be peridot and not an emerald at all. If you were
thinking of getting a gold or sterling silver emerald pendant
as a birth stone jewel, the gemstone would
represent the month of May. If you believe in
the metal physical properties of gems, your
emerald pendant would bring you good luck and love. The
gemstone is also supposed to encourage and help a person to
live in complete harmony.
The green color of emeralds
somehow gives it a fresh and natural appearance.
This makes a yellow or white gold emerald gem
stone pendant look awesome. While there is no issue of gold
color, some jewelry buyers are confused when it comes to
choosing between 18k and 14k emerald
pendants.Technically a 14k emerald gold pendant would be
harder than an 18k emerald pendant, mainly because 14k gold is
harder than 18k gold. The truth however is that, the relevance
of hardness of gold is not much when it comes to pendants. An
emerald
ring would experience much more wear
and tear as compared to an emerald gem stone pendant. So go by
your choice and budget when choosing a 14k or 18k emerald gold
pendant. When it comes to shapes for emerald
gems, most emeralds are cut in what is known as the classic
'emerald' cut. This cut brings out the best color of the gem
stone and also involves minimum cutting losses during the
cutting process. The sligntly rounded corners of an emerald
cut gem stone, are better than sharp
corners which are more prone to chipping.
There are some important
properties of emerald that need to be
considered when you choose, wear, store or clean an emerald
pendant. Firstly, you should know that all emeralds have
natural inclusions in them. This remains true
irrespective of the price that you would pay for your emerald
pendant. Emerald lovers recognize these inclusions as 'birth
marks' of the gem and rave about the individual identity that
the inclusions impart to each emerald gem. For hundreds of
years, man has used natural oils to treat
emeralds. These oils soften the appearance of the inclusions
and give the gemstone a kind of lustre and added transparency.
Since these oil treatments have been practised for many
hundred years, emerald jewelry that is exhibited in museums
are also treated in the same way. The natural inclusions and
fissures in emeralds can make the gem stone crack or chip if
struck with physical impact. The design of
your emerald gold or silver pendant combined with the way you
wear or clean your pendant, need to take care of this issue.
Anything that would cause the oils in the emerald to
dry up would negatively influence the beauty
of your emerald pendant. Soaking emeralds in water or
detergents, exposing emeralds to heat
or allowing chemical solvents to come in contact
with the gem stone can all affect the oils in the gem.
When you talk about a sterling silver
emerald pendant, it is possible that the lotions used
to remove tarnish could damage the oils in the emerald. This
is something that you should keep in mind when thinking of a
925 silver emerald pendant.
When talking
about the design and dimensions of emerald pendants, a clear
understanding of the pricing structure of
emeralds would be helpful. Emeralds like a few other gems get
to be more expensive as the size of the emerald increases. For
this reason, choose an emerald gold pendant that does not have
a very large gem, you can consider a design that uses more
than one emerald to give the impression of a large jewel. When
you talk about different grades of emeralds, the reference is
to the transparency, lustre and color of the gem stone.
However you should remember that all emerald pendants will
have emeralds that have inclusions. We have provided few
pendant designs that will be suitable for an emerald pendant.
All these pendants can be made with emeralds or any other gem
stone of your choice. You can request for 14k/18k white or
yellow gold or even sterling silver for your pendant.
Birthstone Chart
| January |
Garnet |
| February |
Amethyst |
| March |
Aquamarine |
| April |
Diamond |
| May |
Emerald |
| June |
Pearl |
| July |
Ruby |
| August |
Peridot |
| September |
Sapphire |
| October |
Opal |
| November |
Citrine/Topaz |
| December |
Turquoise |
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| Design suitable for an emerald pendant. The gems can
be 3-3.5mm round emerald gemstones details |
White gold emerald diamond pendant,
would look great in yellow gold too. Center gem is
around 5-6mm details |
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made in gold or sterling silver. You can therefore choose the
design, dimensions, gems and metal for the jewelry that you
order. The same set of craftsmen and designers work on gold
and silver jewelry, you are therefore assured of quality
jewelry no matter which metal you choose. Orders are welcome
for volumes that could range from a single piece to a hundred
thousand pieces.
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