Rough Emerald Beaded Bracelet
Rough Emerald Beaded Bracelet
This beautiful 7" bracelet contains a set of faceted and brilliantly-colored emerald gems.
Each bracelet comes with a 2" extender chain and a padded display box. It is a truly stunning piece of jewelry!
The beads of this bracelet are made of beautiful faceted emeralds. Each bracelet measures 7" with a 2" extender chain. The emeralds are kept safe in a black padded box for shipping.
We often hold up purity as the chief virtue of the rare and beautiful, but in the world of crystals, it is the impurity that often sets the gemstone apart and makes it desirable. On its own, beryl is a colorless crystal, but with the addition of a chromium impurity, the mineral becomes a brilliant green emerald - one of the rarest of all gemstones.
Heat, pressure, time, and the influence of water are the primary components in gemstone formation, but there are many possible combinations. In the case of quartz and beryls, the process involves rapid cooling and crystallization of mineral-infused hot water vapor, pushed up through layers of rock by the presence of magma below.
Further Reading
Giuliani, Gaston, et al. "Oxygen isotope composition as a tracer for the origins of rubies and sapphires." Geology 33.4 (2005): 249-252.
Groat, Lee A. "Gemstones". American Scientist. 100 (2012): 128-137.
Chatterjee, Kaulir Kisor. Uses of Industrial Minerals, Rocks and Freshwater. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc. 2009.
Mason, Brian and L.G. Berry. Elements of Mineralogy. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman and Company, 1968.
Themelis, Ted. Mogôk: Valley of Rubies & Sapphires. 2000.
