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An intensity unmatched
These stones once served as mystical charms, with believers looking to them for power, persuasion, and wealth. Their supposed supernatural properties included foresight, sharpened memory and cunning wit. They also allegedly revealed truths and could unveil spells and trickeries. Many believed an emerald’s presence could dampen lust and expose whether a lover’s oath was true or false.
The gemstone was even used to counteract poison, dysentery and infection by Hindu, Arab and Spanish physicians! The emerald’s pacifying green color was believed to help with eye strain; leading gem cutters to look to an emerald for rest after extensive hours of up-close work with other gemstones.
Diving into the emerald abyss
These ancient gemstones. In the 1500’s, Spanish conquistadors looted thousands of emerald crystals from South American mines. Although violent, this occurrence was what put South America on the map as a significant location for emerald gemstones, and royalty from all over the world would look to the area to adorn their crowns and jewelry with emeralds.
Though this gemstone has a myriad of special qualities, most professionals agree that the stone’s best feature is of course, its color. For thousands of years, Emerald has set the bar for green-colored gemstones. Like most colored stones, it takes an expert eye to discern the sometimes-elusive differentiations in emerald value.
