KNOW THE GAMS

Interesting. enough, the fire from an emerald was supposed to kill a snake. Yet Cleopatra, who owned an emerald mine, died from a snake bite. Emerald beads and scarabs have been found in Egyptian tombs and can be seen in many museums.

Emerald Substitutes. Any qualifying word other than true or genuine used with an emerald should be a warning. Oriental emeralds for example, are green corundum (sapphire). Evening or morning emeralds are also stones other than genuine emerald, as are cape and lithium emeralds.

Emeralds have been synthesized in the laboratory since 1912. they are manufactured in the United States, Germany, and France as well as other countries. These synthetics may even have inclusions . and can be detected only through examination with a microscope. sometimes, they are so good that additional gemological testing is required . They may be called created, simulated, or synthetic emeralds.Soude emeralds are doublets of clear, colorless quartz that have been glued together with green cement to give green color.