Emerald+by+Mateo

=Emerald by Mateo= ==Emerald is green color, but also blue, brown and white. It is found in 11 countries.This precious stone is made of beryl, chromium and vanadian. It's hardness is 7 1/2. Legend claims that an Emerald placed under a tongue lets one see the future. It's is also the birthstone of May.The emerald have been used in jewelry for many hundreds of years! Emeralds are a member of the beryllium family of minerals. Pure beryl has no color and by the addition of traces of chromium and vanadiam, that the green effect so prized in emeralds come about. Emeralds are actually considered to be more precious than diamonds. Emeralds are about 7- 8 on Molh's scale. Also,emeralds have to be mined from other rocks like sapphire, ruby and aquamarine.==


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