Emerald

Emerald is green Beryl and is a beautiful stone, popularly used in jewelry. The best emeralds are found in Colombia, Bolivia, India, Pakistan and Brazil. But the best stones are found in a place in Colombia near Chivor. Here, the stones are found in veins inside limestone and dark shale. Ural Mountains are also rich in emeralds and retain the most of the stones in world market. Egypt also has emerald mines which are more than 4,000 years old. Pliny talks about a huge emerald statue of Serapis which is 13.5 feet high and was a part of Egypt’s labyrinth in the ancient times. Birthstone for the month of May.