How much does an emerald stone cost and pricing factors?

Emerald is a beautiful and popular stone. In Russia it is sold at prices ranging from 22,555 to 547,740 rubles per carat .

Emerald is a precious stone. It is used to decorate rings, bracelets, pendants, flowerpots and other products. Such crystals are mined in India, Zaire, Russia, Colombia, Zimbabwe, Madagascar, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Brazil.

Emeralds are colored green . May have a gray or blue tint. Their color saturation varies widely. The gem is harder than quartz and softer than sapphire and ruby.

You may need to buy an emerald in the following cases:

• You need to make jewelry with a precious stone for yourself or as a gift for someone.
• You need to invest your money profitably.
• I would like to make an original gift.

Pricing factors

The cost of a gemstone may vary. The price of emerald is influenced by the following factors:

1. Weight.
2. Color, its uniformity, saturation.
3. Size.
4. Fragility.
5. Degree of improvement.
6. Presence of defects.
7. Degree of transparency.
8. Cut.
9. Quality.
10. Place of sale.

Smaller pieces may cost less than diamonds, while larger options sell for more than diamonds.

How to wear a ruby ​​ring correctly?

Women are advised to wear ruby ​​in a ring on their left hand or as an insert in a pendant to place the mineral closer to the heart. And a man who has this wonderful stone is recommended to wear the talisman in a place where no one will see it, for example, as an insert on a pectoral cross.

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Kinds

Emeralds are classified according to their deposit:

• Colombian.
• Russian.
• Indian.
• Brazilian.

from Colombia are considered the best . They are characterized by higher color saturation. Asian and Brazilian stones are painted in a light yellow-green tint and are fragile, so they are cheaper than Colombian ones.

Depending on the color, the following types of emeralds are available for sale:

• Dark green.
• Green with a bluish tint.
• Light green.
• Yellow-green.
• Green-gray.

The following types of emeralds are distinguished by quality:

1. Low quality.
2. In good shape.
3. Very good quality.
4. Excellent quality.

The stone can be unprocessed or faceted. The latter are more expensive.

You can buy gems in the following places:

• In a specialized company.
• At the pawnshop.
• In the online store.
• Based on an advertisement from a private individual.

What is more expensive: sapphire or emerald?

To the question of which stone is more expensive - sapphire or emerald, or what is more expensive than sapphire or diamond - there is no definite answer. But it is worth remembering that the rarest and most expensive sapphires have a thick azure hue. Sapphires of other shades cost less than a diamond and emerald of the same size. ... Sapphire is practically not mined in Russia.

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Approximate prices

Approximate cost of precious stones depending on color:

• Dark green with a bluish tint - 322,200-547,740 rubles per carat.
• Light green - from 22,555 to 24,165 rubles per carat.

Approximate prices for gems depending on their quality are shown in the table.

Criteria for determining quality

To choose the best stone, you need to know how to check its quality. This can be done by specialists with knowledge in this field. The check is performed using professional equipment. But there are basic characteristics that determine the value of an emerald, knowledge of which will help everyone when choosing a stone.

What criteria are considered decisive?

1. Color.
2. Transparency.
3. Origin.
4. Cut.
5. Weight and size.

Knowledge of all these characteristics will be useful when purchasing products with emeralds.

Cut, weight and size

High-quality cutting and polishing can determine the price of stones. This is due to the fact that excellent processing will only be possible on stones with high performance. Correct polishing will improve the characteristics of the emerald, emphasizing its radiance, beauty and nobility.

Regarding the weight, let’s immediately clarify that 1 carat is 0.2 grams. The higher the carat value of the emerald, the more expensive it is. This expression is true with one caveat. This is true when stones of different weights have the same performance in other characteristics.

The selected stone should be examined with a magnifying glass to see any imperfections in the cut. To give the shape of a mineral, emerald cuts are often used. It looks like a rectangle with rounded corners. Jewelry processed in this way looks simply stunning, but other types of cutting are also used.

If an emerald contains a significant number of defects or large areas of other inclusions, which impedes the play of light, then a cabochon is made from it - a round shape without edges.

If the flaws are too obvious (for example, through cracking), which threatens to break the stones, they are simply not used.

Interesting Facts ?

Already this year, an emerald weighing 496 grams was found in the Urals (Mariinsky mine). The color of the stone is rich, dark green.

The word "emerald" literally means "green gem". And in ancient times, in Greece and Rome, emeralds were called “stones of green radiance.”

According to Vedic astrology, emerald stone represents the planet Mercury, the ruling planet of intellect. Gain wisdom and improve mental power.

Emerald symbolizes prosperity, making it ideal for businessmen.

Emerald is associated with the 4th heart chakra, generating love and harmony in all aspects of your life.

The world's largest cut emerald weighs 11.5 kg (57,500 carats), was mined in Brazil and is named Teodora or "God's Gift".

To reap the benefits of emerald and enhance emerald abilities, people should only wear real emerald.

Bright transparent emeralds weighing more than 5 carats are often more expensive than diamonds.

It is believed that if you look at an emerald in the morning, your day will certainly be successful.

Famous emeralds of the world?

There are famous crystals in the world with a long history.

Among them:

1. "Emerald Buddha" . A crystal with an image of Buddha carved on it. The weight of the crystal (count the zeros!) is 3600 carats.
2. Hermitage Museum. A Spanish pendant from the 16th century is kept here. It looks like a cross with 5 emeralds; attached to it is a caravel carved from a single crystal.
3. Diamond Fund of Russia . Here we will admire a diamond brooch, in which a square emerald of exceptional transparency and color is inserted. They call it the “Emerald Table”.

Table No. 1. Famous emeralds.

Gachala emerald, one of the largest precious emeralds in the world, weighing 858 carats (171.6 g). Found in 1967 at the La Vega de San Juan mine in Gachal, Colombia

The largest crystals?

1. The Urals are our semi-precious everything. Here in 1978, an emerald weighing 4890 carats (almost a kilogram jewel) was found. The crystal received the name “Glorious Ural”.
2. And almost 20 years later, the Urals presented a gem weighing 5,800 carats. They called him "President".

Both crystals were transferred to the Diamond Fund of Russia.

Expert opinion

Semenishcheva Polina

Specialist in mineralogy. Graduated from St. Petersburg Mining University.

The USA can only lick its lips when looking at these treasures. They have a large Chivor emerald in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Only it weighs “only” 632 carats. (V. Singaevsky “The Most Legendary Jewels of the World”).

Medicinal properties

It is believed that emerald stabilizes blood pressure, relieves headaches and joint pain, treats stomach diseases, inflammation of the bladder, and has antibacterial properties (if you put it in a glass of raw water, you can drink it without boiling). In ancient times, it was believed that the stone helped get rid of night blindness, eyesores, and epilepsy. Modern lithotherapists claim that the owner of an emerald is not at risk of nightmares, insomnia, unreasonable fears and increased fatigue.

Magic properties

The main task of the emerald is to fight the bad inclinations of its owner: deceit, a tendency to scam, infidelity in love.

If the owner of the stone does not have bad inclinations, the emerald brings him health and good luck, otherwise it can send disasters to the person.

This gem is able to dispel any negative energy, cleanse a person’s biofield and his home from negativity. Emerald protects the family hearth: it preserves marital ties, maintains peace and harmony in the family, and promotes procreation.

This stone helps people with developed intuition to get into contact with the souls of the dead, with creatures from the subtle world, and gives the ability to decipher signals sent to Earth by the forces of the Universe. Emerald is a very delicate stone. He does not tolerate aggression and rudeness. If you wear the stone constantly for 2-3 months, a person can correct these negative character traits.

Astrologers claim that the gem helps nervous, sensitive people avoid stress and expose deceptions and intrigues. It is very suitable for Leo, Libra and Aquarius. Emerald is strictly contraindicated for Pisces, Capricorns and Scorpios. Other signs can wear it.