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Chemical Composition	Beryllium aluminum silicate. Relative amounts of additional metals give rise to the different color varieties.
Color	Very wide color range.
Refractive Index	R.I 1.58-1.59, varying with the composition
Durability	Hardness 7.5-8
Crystal Structure	Hexagonal
Specific Gravity	2.66-2.9
Sources / Occurrence	Very widespread including Colombia, Brazil, Madagascar, Zimbabwe, and Zambia
Varieties	Aquamarine- Blue or greenish Beryl. Emerald- Medium to dark green beryl, which derives its color from chromium or vanadium. Goshenite- Colorless and low- priced. Green beryl- Light to medium green (not bluish) beryl. Heliodor- Golden yellow beryl. Red beryl(Bixbite)- rarest of beryls, found only in the Wah Wah Mountains of Utah. Morganite-Fine, intense purplish-pink stones from Madagascar and other locales.

Aquamarine

The word in Latin means "Water of the sea" because of its seawater like color.
Thus, the very name reminds us of a crystalline clear blue ocean, and such is the color of this lucid gemstone.

Aquamarine captures the beauty of the Sea. Neptune the king of the sea has given it as a gift to the mermaids and from then onwards it is said to have brought love to all those who owned it.Its soft luster is a wonderful addition to any colored gemstone jewelry collection. It is the stone of joy, peace and happiness and especially renews relationships. It is also used for soothing and calming emotional fears.

This elegant gemstone of March is a symbol of youth, hope, health and fidelity and a talisman for sailors.

Emerald

Emerald is derived from the Greek word 'Smaragdus', which means 'green stone'.
About 4000 years ago, the ancient Egyptians mined Emerald. These ancient mines are now called Cleopatra's Mines.

The Romans dedicated this stone to their goddess of love and beauty, Venus. Cleopatra was an avid collector of this so revered gemstone.

Regarded as a trinket for good fortune, it empowers the owner with foresight into the future, and is regarded as a symbol of fertility, rebirth and springtime. We maintain these associations between Emerald and fertility, allowing it a place as the gemstone of spring and the birthstone for the month of May.

It is said that gazing on an Emerald is an aid for soothing the eyes, due to its green hue. It is recommended for strengthening the nervous system, acquiring wealth, knowledge, peace of mind, rise in religious and spiritual affairs.

Alternate Names for Emerald are, Panna, Markat, Samargdos (Greek), Tarkshya (Sanskrit), Zamurrad (Persia), Smarlda(Latin), Esmaurde(Latin).

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