{"title":"Emerald","description":"\u003cp\u003eEmerald is the vivid green gem-variety of \u003cstrong\u003eberyl\u003c\/strong\u003e, a beryllium aluminum silicate colored by traces of \u003cstrong\u003echromium\u003c\/strong\u003e and\/or \u003cstrong\u003evanadium\u003c\/strong\u003e, with iron often modulating the tone toward bluish or yellowish green. Crystallizing in the hexagonal system, emerald typically forms prismatic crystals in hydrothermal veins, pegmatites, or, uniquely among gems, within black shale — a geological setting exploited at the classic Colombian deposits. Rich color and high clarity are prized above all, since emerald is notoriously included, often carrying the characteristic \u003cstrong\u003ejardin\u003c\/strong\u003e of fissures and multiphase inclusions that gemologists use to trace geographic origin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe type localities for fine emerald are the Colombian mines of \u003cstrong\u003eMuzo\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eChivor\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eCoscuez\u003c\/strong\u003e in Boyacá Department, worked for centuries and still producing the warm, intensely saturated green considered the benchmark for the species. \u003cstrong\u003eZambia's Kafubu area\u003c\/strong\u003e, especially the \u003cstrong\u003eKagem Mine\u003c\/strong\u003e, is today the world's largest single source of emerald, yielding deep bluish-green crystals with excellent transparency and comparatively fewer inclusions than Colombian material. Other historically important sources include the \u003cstrong\u003ePanjshir Valley\u003c\/strong\u003e in Afghanistan, prized for large, richly colored crystals; \u003cstrong\u003eSandawana\u003c\/strong\u003e in Zimbabwe, known for small but exceptionally saturated stones; the Ural Mountains emerald mines of Russia; \u003cstrong\u003eSanta Terezinha de Goiás\u003c\/strong\u003e and the \u003cstrong\u003eCarnaíba\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eNova Era\u003c\/strong\u003e districts of Brazil; and the more recently developed \u003cstrong\u003eShakiso\u003c\/strong\u003e deposits of Ethiopia. Fine mineral specimens — as opposed to cut gems — showing emerald crystals in situ on matrix are most desirable from Colombia, Brazil (Minas Gerais and Bahia), and the classic Habachtal locality in Austria's Hohe Tauern.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor collectors, emerald bridges mineralogy and gemology like few other species: a well-formed hexagonal crystal on matrix from Muzo or Coscuez, or a lustrous Colombian trapiche emerald with its distinctive six-rayed pattern, represents both a scientific specimen and a historically significant gem material sought after since antiquity, when Cleopatra's own emerald mines operated in Egypt. Beryl's broader family — including aquamarine, morganite, and heliodor — shares emerald's hexagonal habit, but only the chromium- or vanadium-bearing green variety carries emerald's name, mystique, and market premium, making authentic, well-documented specimens from named localities especially collectible.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"emerald-crystals-on-white-quartz-pizzo-marcio-italy","title":"EMERALD – Green Crystals on White Quartz, Pizzo Marcio, Piedmont, Italy","description":"\u003cp\u003eA striking specimen of natural Alpine Emerald (beryl variety) from the legendary Pizzo Marcio dyke in Piedmont. Well-formed green crystals rise from a contrasting white quartz matrix, a combination that is prized among Alpine mineral collectors for its aesthetic balance and mineralogical significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMineral Data:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80 x 73 x 42 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 261 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pizzo Marcio, Trontano, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"ITALMINERAL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45609513287789,"sku":null,"price":149.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/8027\/6333\/files\/IMG20260511221004.jpg?v=1786524207"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.italmineral.com\/collections\/emerald.oembed","provider":"ITALMINERAL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}