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Emerald
Emerald is the bluish green to green variety of beryl, a mineral species that includes aquamarine.

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Fall 2005 Gem News International
A compilation of gem news from around the world, covering topics such as localities, unusual gem materials, market news, new products, discoveries, jewelry manufacturing techniques, and industry trends.

Color Zoned Emerald

La Lechuga Monstrance
A devotional object in the baroque style is on a brief European tour through the new year.
Emerald with Mobile Inclusion
An emerald rough displays a large, multiphase inclusion suspended in fluid.
Gemstones of Pakistan: Emerald, Ruby, and Spinel
This article reports on three gem materials currently being mined in Pakistan.
The Chemical Distinction of Natural from Synthetic Emeralds
Natural and synthetic emeralds are studied to identify the chemical differences between them.
The Biron Hydrothermal Synthetic Emerald
The Lennix Synthetic Emerald
An examination of the gemological properties of a French flux fusion-grown synthetic emerald.

Seeing Green: All About Emeralds
Want to see into the future? Be an eloquent speaker? Defeat spells and enchantments? Such is the lore of the emerald.
Abstracts; Summer 1991
From the Summer 1991 issue of Gems & Gemology, a summary of important gemology-related articles published in other journals.
Abstracts; Summer 2009
This article, from the Summer 2009 issue of Gems & Gemology, is a compilation of abstracts of important gemology-related articles published outside of Gems & Gemology.

Tourmaline in Emerald
Examination of a Zambian emerald reveals prismatic black tourmaline inclusions.









