Emerald is May's BirthstoneWritten by Sam Serio
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May's birthstone seems perfectly suited to rites of Spring, matching colors of season with its own bottomless green. In fact, Egyptians engraved emeralds with symbols for Spring foliage to represent eternal youth, and then buried jewels with their dead. Elsewhere in ancient world, Romans associated emeralds with fertility and rebirth brought about each Spring. Nero, it's said, watched gladiators through emerald glasses The Incas worshiped emeralds…as long as they could. In 1500's, they were invaded by Spanish Conquistadors who stole their gemstones and pillaged their mines. As a result, many of world's most magnificent emeralds were lost at bottom of sea inside shipwrecked Spanish galleons. It's Not Easy Being Green The word "emerald" is a variation of Greek word "smaragdos," which means "green stone"…perfectly appropriate for a gemstone that is, in fact, green variety of mineral beryl. Emeralds range from strong bluish-green to green hues, although some emeralds have a slightly yellowish green. If hue is too yellow…or too blue…it loses its "emerald" status and is simply a different variety of beryl. Colombian emeralds are generally agreed to be among most beautiful gemstones in world, with a grass-green coloring highlighted by a touch of blue.
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Of Kings and Queens, Archdukes and Duchesses Legend has it that Cupid’s arrows were tipped in diamonds and over centuries, this magnificent gemstone has acquired a well-deserved reputation as ultimate gift of love. In less democratic times, diamonds were reserved for royalty…the only people "entitled" to their symbolism of strength, courage and invincibility. But in 1477, Archduke Maximillian of Austria gave a diamond ring to Mary of Burgundy and before long tradition of diamond engagement rings was one embraced by even most humble brides-to-be and their suitors. The diamond's white hue signifies life, joy and innocence. But diamonds may be nearly any color in rainbow plus a wide range of browns, grays, and white. Shades of yellow are most common, followed by colorless. Blue, black, reddish, and greenish are more valuable (some extremely so). P.S. I Love You It's interesting to note that a woman wears her diamond on third finger of her left hand because early Egyptians believed vena amoris (vein of love) ran directly from heart to top of third finger, left hand A gift of a Diamond is symbolic of everlasting love. There is no more convincing a promise of an enduring relationship than brilliant gemstone that has endured in people's hearts throughout history.
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