In today’s article I will be discussing about what is the Future of Emeralds after being acknowledged as Gemstone of the Year 2013. But, before that let’s have a brief study of Gemstone Emerald itself.
The color of Emerald gemstone is velvety green, although more recently a bluish green seems to be the most desired color. Emerald is a variety of mineral species- Beryl which includes Aquamarine and other colors also. Pure form of Beryl is colorless but the presence of traces of chromium and vanadium gives this fabulous gemstone its rich coloring. Emeralds are the birthstone for the month of May and anniversary gemstone of the couple who are celebrating their 20 and 35 years of their marriage.
The beautiful Zambian Emeralds. Picture Courtesy- Gemfields
The best sources of Emeralds are mined in Brazil, Colombia and Zambia but it can also be found in India, Pakistan, Russia, Australia and the United States of America. Zambia produces a quality very nearer to the World leader, Colombia.
The color of the most valuable and the highest quality Emerald is the color of the young grass as flawless Emerald are extremely rare to be found. All Emeralds are typically categorized by their flaws or by the place of their origin. An ideal Emerald should be highly transparent, with a good even color and clarity. All these are important but overall the color of the Emerald is the key factor.
4C’s of Emerald
Color: The most appealing color of the Emerald is bluish green to pure green. The color should be evenly distributed with no visible eye zoning. If the Emerald has too much of blue or yellowish hue then it does not fall under the category of Emerald rather it is color of one of the Beryls. The strength of the color of Emerald might not be equalized anything else in the nature. The presence or absence of relative amounts of chromium, vanadium and iron decides the exact color of Emerald crystals. Many times Emeralds are classified on the basis of locations of their mines.
2. Clarity: In general trade practices Emeralds with eye-visible inclusions are acceptable as eye-clean crystals are extremely high priced and so very rare. In Emeralds, transparency and clarity are very inter-related. But, when the inclusions have negative effect on clarity and transparency the price of Emerald falls down drastically.
Cut: Cutting of an Emerald is the most difficult task. A small mistake will greatly reduces the price of the Emerald. Here are some characteristics which make Emerald difficult to cut.
Relatively all Emeralds have fissures. Cutter has to design the facets in such away which minimize the effect of fractures on a finished stone.
The inherent fractures and relatively low hardness (Emeralds has been rated 7-7.5 on Mohs Scale of Hardness) makes them prone to damages during cutting, polishing and setting. The breakage of any corner is a great fear.
As the color is the most important factor in deciding the Emerald’s value. A cutter should take special precautions to maintain the even saturation throughout the gemstone by adjusting the number of facets and shapes according to the color.
4. Carat Weight: Carat Weight plays an important role especially in high quality Emeralds. The price of Emerald can rise dramatically as the size increases.
Emerald gemstones are mostly found with cracks and fissures. To reduce the appearance of flaws and enhance the color of the Emerald a technique called Oiling with Cedar Oil is used. The stone is soaked in green-tinted Cedar oil having the similar refractive index that of Emerald to fill the surface cracks and fissures. This is a wide accepted trade practice. Another method of filling the fissures involves, using of proxy resin. This is a heat and vaccum technology. Resin becomes the part of the Emerald and hides its natural flaws. A fair quantity of Emeralds from Brazil and Colombia has been treated by this method.
Due to the Emerald’s high popularity and high value, the origin of imitations becomes obvious. It has been long since Synthetic Emeralds came into existence. They are typically indistinguishable to the naked-eye. Synthetic Emeralds with no flaws and fissures are expensive but not as actual Emerald.
Future of Emerald: Emeralds are the most favorite gems for the jewellery mounting. These green gems are the symbol of classiness and style. The future of Emeralds is very brighter than it’s past because:
Emerald was the Color of the Year: Pantone declared Emerald as the Color of the Year 2013. The green of Emerald is lively, radiant and lush. “Green is the most abundant hue in the nature, the human eyes sees more green than any other color in spectrum”-said by Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute. Green is a symbol of growth, beauty, unity and new-life. In fact, this radiant jewel has been used in fashion, beauty, home-décor and design also.
2. Resemblance to the color of Mother Earth: The Earth when seen from the space is an orb of blue with patches of white, green and brown. The green included Emerald looks like Earth with the natural and dirty trees. The green color of Emerald is only gemstone that has proper natural green. Other green stone like Peridot has yellowish-green color, Green Quartz has grey-greenish color, Tsavorite Garnet has bright yellowish green to deep grassy greens and Aquamarine has light blue to bluish green in color.
3. Glorifying History: Emeralds are “evergreen”. Every culture has some historical value attached with Emeralds. It is a stone which has been loved from civilizations. The history of Emeralds is long and prolific. This stone was brought and sold Babylonian market in early 4000B.C. The Egyptian Queen Cleopatra was the most famous admirer of the Emeralds. This green gem is the centre piece of Russian crown jewels, part of the collection of Iranian State treasure and a favorite of Indian Emperors. Emeralds have long association with status and luxury.
4. Availability in various price ranges: Emeralds price is still fair and Emeralds are available for every type of customer price range. Commercial Emeralds can be 1$/carat whereas high end Emeralds can range even above 10,000$/carat. And there is lot and lot of middle range Emeralds 500$/carat-1000$/carat which are very heavily demanded in the market. Emeralds have the potential to satisfy the need of every type of customer of his.
A variety of medium-ranged Zambian Emeralds from Navneet Gems and Minerals
5. Orchid as the Color of the Year 2014: Pantone has announced orchid as the color of this year. The unique combination of Purple Amethyst (orchid color stone) and Emerald (lush green color) looks mesmerizing. In today world, everyone wants something exquisite and contrasting combination of green and purple has been very much admired by the customers. This will also helps the jewelry designers to use their left over stock from the last year. So, the Emeralds will be in demand even this year also.
6. Promotion of Emerald by Gemfields: Gemfields is the world’s leading supplier of responsibly sourced colored gemstones. They are specialized in high-quality Emeralds and Amethysts from Zambia and more recently Rubies from Mozambique. As per the news, Gemfields now hold 70% of the total rough productions of Emeralds. A year ago, Emeralds Auction in Singapore yields handsome amount to Gemfields. They are the intelligent people and investing in a right direction. In the last of year 2012, they purchase Emerald mines of Zambia and in that vary year Emerald was declared as Color of the Year. Later in 2013, Gemfields owns Amethyst mines and again a co-incidence happened, Orchid was declared as Color of the Year 2014. There has lot of promotions done by Gemfields for Emeralds by announcing company-wise rebranding and unveils new global campaign to promote Zambian Emeralds.
Actress Mila Kunis in Gemfields new global campaign to promote Zambian Emeralds. Picture Courtesy- Gemfields
Conclusion: The Future of Emeralds is as enshrine as its color. Glorifying history of Emeralds contributes a lot for its excellent future. People from all countries around the world love Emerald for its various healing and mystical properties. Moreover, the color green of Emerald is a symbol of “Green Revolution” in this world of extensive industrialization. Pantone declared Emerald Green color as the Color of Year 2013. In spite of many efforts by Gemfields in promoting Emerald as a global stone something is restraining them. The need of the hour is to promote Emeralds like Diamonds were promoted by De Beers. De Beers launched their campaign “Diamonds are forever” in the year 1930. That campaign has survived till this date in the hearts and minds of the people Diamonds as a rock associated with love, romance and commitment. Hopefully something like this will be seen soon in the future!!
Some Related Videos:
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHXveaCLYz0
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO7UwZ3bNa4
The color of Emerald gemstone is velvety green, although more recently a bluish green seems to be the most desired color. Emerald is a variety of mineral species- Beryl which includes Aquamarine and other colors also. Pure form of Beryl is colorless but the presence of traces of chromium and vanadium gives this fabulous gemstone its rich coloring. Emeralds are the birthstone for the month of May and anniversary gemstone of the couple who are celebrating their 20 and 35 years of their marriage.
The beautiful Zambian Emeralds. Picture Courtesy- Gemfields
The best sources of Emeralds are mined in Brazil, Colombia and Zambia but it can also be found in India, Pakistan, Russia, Australia and the United States of America. Zambia produces a quality very nearer to the World leader, Colombia.
The color of the most valuable and the highest quality Emerald is the color of the young grass as flawless Emerald are extremely rare to be found. All Emeralds are typically categorized by their flaws or by the place of their origin. An ideal Emerald should be highly transparent, with a good even color and clarity. All these are important but overall the color of the Emerald is the key factor.
4C’s of Emerald
Color: The most appealing color of the Emerald is bluish green to pure green. The color should be evenly distributed with no visible eye zoning. If the Emerald has too much of blue or yellowish hue then it does not fall under the category of Emerald rather it is color of one of the Beryls. The strength of the color of Emerald might not be equalized anything else in the nature. The presence or absence of relative amounts of chromium, vanadium and iron decides the exact color of Emerald crystals. Many times Emeralds are classified on the basis of locations of their mines.
2. Clarity: In general trade practices Emeralds with eye-visible inclusions are acceptable as eye-clean crystals are extremely high priced and so very rare. In Emeralds, transparency and clarity are very inter-related. But, when the inclusions have negative effect on clarity and transparency the price of Emerald falls down drastically.
Cut: Cutting of an Emerald is the most difficult task. A small mistake will greatly reduces the price of the Emerald. Here are some characteristics which make Emerald difficult to cut.
Relatively all Emeralds have fissures. Cutter has to design the facets in such away which minimize the effect of fractures on a finished stone.
The inherent fractures and relatively low hardness (Emeralds has been rated 7-7.5 on Mohs Scale of Hardness) makes them prone to damages during cutting, polishing and setting. The breakage of any corner is a great fear.
As the color is the most important factor in deciding the Emerald’s value. A cutter should take special precautions to maintain the even saturation throughout the gemstone by adjusting the number of facets and shapes according to the color.
4. Carat Weight: Carat Weight plays an important role especially in high quality Emeralds. The price of Emerald can rise dramatically as the size increases.
Emerald gemstones are mostly found with cracks and fissures. To reduce the appearance of flaws and enhance the color of the Emerald a technique called Oiling with Cedar Oil is used. The stone is soaked in green-tinted Cedar oil having the similar refractive index that of Emerald to fill the surface cracks and fissures. This is a wide accepted trade practice. Another method of filling the fissures involves, using of proxy resin. This is a heat and vaccum technology. Resin becomes the part of the Emerald and hides its natural flaws. A fair quantity of Emeralds from Brazil and Colombia has been treated by this method.
Due to the Emerald’s high popularity and high value, the origin of imitations becomes obvious. It has been long since Synthetic Emeralds came into existence. They are typically indistinguishable to the naked-eye. Synthetic Emeralds with no flaws and fissures are expensive but not as actual Emerald.
Future of Emerald: Emeralds are the most favorite gems for the jewellery mounting. These green gems are the symbol of classiness and style. The future of Emeralds is very brighter than it’s past because:
Emerald was the Color of the Year: Pantone declared Emerald as the Color of the Year 2013. The green of Emerald is lively, radiant and lush. “Green is the most abundant hue in the nature, the human eyes sees more green than any other color in spectrum”-said by Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute. Green is a symbol of growth, beauty, unity and new-life. In fact, this radiant jewel has been used in fashion, beauty, home-décor and design also.
2. Resemblance to the color of Mother Earth: The Earth when seen from the space is an orb of blue with patches of white, green and brown. The green included Emerald looks like Earth with the natural and dirty trees. The green color of Emerald is only gemstone that has proper natural green. Other green stone like Peridot has yellowish-green color, Green Quartz has grey-greenish color, Tsavorite Garnet has bright yellowish green to deep grassy greens and Aquamarine has light blue to bluish green in color.
3. Glorifying History: Emeralds are “evergreen”. Every culture has some historical value attached with Emeralds. It is a stone which has been loved from civilizations. The history of Emeralds is long and prolific. This stone was brought and sold Babylonian market in early 4000B.C. The Egyptian Queen Cleopatra was the most famous admirer of the Emeralds. This green gem is the centre piece of Russian crown jewels, part of the collection of Iranian State treasure and a favorite of Indian Emperors. Emeralds have long association with status and luxury.
4. Availability in various price ranges: Emeralds price is still fair and Emeralds are available for every type of customer price range. Commercial Emeralds can be 1$/carat whereas high end Emeralds can range even above 10,000$/carat. And there is lot and lot of middle range Emeralds 500$/carat-1000$/carat which are very heavily demanded in the market. Emeralds have the potential to satisfy the need of every type of customer of his.
A variety of medium-ranged Zambian Emeralds from Navneet Gems and Minerals
5. Orchid as the Color of the Year 2014: Pantone has announced orchid as the color of this year. The unique combination of Purple Amethyst (orchid color stone) and Emerald (lush green color) looks mesmerizing. In today world, everyone wants something exquisite and contrasting combination of green and purple has been very much admired by the customers. This will also helps the jewelry designers to use their left over stock from the last year. So, the Emeralds will be in demand even this year also.
6. Promotion of Emerald by Gemfields: Gemfields is the world’s leading supplier of responsibly sourced colored gemstones. They are specialized in high-quality Emeralds and Amethysts from Zambia and more recently Rubies from Mozambique. As per the news, Gemfields now hold 70% of the total rough productions of Emeralds. A year ago, Emeralds Auction in Singapore yields handsome amount to Gemfields. They are the intelligent people and investing in a right direction. In the last of year 2012, they purchase Emerald mines of Zambia and in that vary year Emerald was declared as Color of the Year. Later in 2013, Gemfields owns Amethyst mines and again a co-incidence happened, Orchid was declared as Color of the Year 2014. There has lot of promotions done by Gemfields for Emeralds by announcing company-wise rebranding and unveils new global campaign to promote Zambian Emeralds.
Actress Mila Kunis in Gemfields new global campaign to promote Zambian Emeralds. Picture Courtesy- Gemfields
Conclusion: The Future of Emeralds is as enshrine as its color. Glorifying history of Emeralds contributes a lot for its excellent future. People from all countries around the world love Emerald for its various healing and mystical properties. Moreover, the color green of Emerald is a symbol of “Green Revolution” in this world of extensive industrialization. Pantone declared Emerald Green color as the Color of Year 2013. In spite of many efforts by Gemfields in promoting Emerald as a global stone something is restraining them. The need of the hour is to promote Emeralds like Diamonds were promoted by De Beers. De Beers launched their campaign “Diamonds are forever” in the year 1930. That campaign has survived till this date in the hearts and minds of the people Diamonds as a rock associated with love, romance and commitment. Hopefully something like this will be seen soon in the future!!
Some Related Videos:
1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHXveaCLYz0
2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO7UwZ3bNa4
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