.80 cts 8x5x5 mm Loose faceted Colombian Emerald 401D

• .80 cts 8x5x5 mm Loose faceted Colombian Emerald 401D
• 401D
• emerald

• $160.00 inc. tax
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.80 cts 8x5x5 mm Loose faceted Colombian Emerald 401D Summary

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Beryl (beryllium aluminum silicate) 
Types/Color

Aquamarine – light blue to blue-green

Bixbite – Red to strawberry-red

Emerald – Green

Goshenite – colorless

Heliodor – deep yellow

Morganite – Pink to peach

Other beryls may be referred to by their color, such as green beryl and yellow beryl.

Mohs hardness 7.5-8

Refractive index 1.57-1.6

Critical angle 39.5°

Specific gravity 2.65-2.75

Cleavage None

Fracture Conchoidal, tough

Dispersion Medium (.014)

Heat sensitivity None

Pleochroism Dichroic – Golden weak (yellow to light-yellow); Goshenite colorless, no dichroism; Green distinct (yellow-green to blue-green); Heliodor weak (gold-yellow to greenish-yellow); Morganite distinct (pale-pink to lavender-pink); Purple distinct (purple to colorless); Yellow (light yellow to medium yellow).

Birefringence (double refraction) Weak (.006-.009)

Crystal structure Hexagonal

Cutting Emerald and bixbite with heavy inclusions can break apart.  Otherwise, beryl is probably the easiest stone to facet.

Polishing Beryl polishes easily with alumina or cerium oxide.

Mystical Properties
Emerald is a stone of love and romance. It brings and enhances joy, cleansing, clairvoyance, memory, and faith. It also benefits intuition and communication, and promotes truthfulness. Emerald is associated with the heart chakra.
The emerald is the sacred stone of the goddess Venus. It was thought to preserve love. The emerald has long been the symbol of hope. It is considered by many to be the stone of prophecy. For some the emerald acts as a tranquilizer for a troubled mind. The emerald is said to bring the wearer reason and wisdom. The strongest time for the powers of the emerald is said to be spring.

Lucky for love, give your lover an emerald to stay faithful.

In several cultures the emerald was the symbol for fertilizing rain. In the Christian faith it is the symbol of faith and hope.

Healing Properties
Emeralds are known to heal both the physical heart as well as emotional love. They can help backaches when worn on the index finder of the left hand of a healer.  A healer may use a ring while the patient lies on his stomach, the healer holding the ring about two inches above the backbone and create small circles, slowly up and down the spine.
A powerful high energy stone, the emerald strengthens the eyes, heart, immune and nervous systems.

The power of the Emerald is highest at the full moon. Some cultures thought the emerald would heal any disease of the eye. The emerald would be placed in a container of water overnight and the water would be poured on the eyes the next day.

Emerald is a stone of great harmony, wisdom and love. Giving your lover an Emerald will bring the lover closer if the giver's motives are pure love. The Emerald can be a bridge between 2 people. The Emerald vibrates with love.

Magical Properties
Energy Receptive
Element Earth
Powers Love, money, mental powers, protection, exorcism, eyesight
Deities Diana/Artemis, Venus
Emerald is known as a tonic for the body as it aids in alignment of all the bodies. Extremely balancing for anyone seeking the truth. Emeralds are said to ward of negativity and to strengthen spiritual insight, and when used as a scrying stone can also