Emerald

Emeralds after cutting. Photo by Irvin Calicut. Licensed under CC By-SA 3.0.

Spanish pendant, table-cut emeralds set in gold and hung with a Colombian emerald drop, from the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum,…

Cross-reliquary, silver and emeralds, 16-17th centuries CE, from the collection of the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow. Photo: Wikipedia/Shakko.…

Emerald crystals, apparently water-worn, from Colombia. Photo by Bob Richmond. Licensed under CC By 2.0.

Old emerald ring. Photo by Alden Chadwick. Licensed under CC By 2.0.

An 18kt yellow gold ring, set with one pear-shaped emerald and 12 diamonds. Photo by Mark Somma. Licensed under CC By 2.0.

“Wilma Van Der Giessen Collection,” trapiche emeralds. Photo by Jeffery Bergman, © Primagem. Used with permission.

“Primagem trapiche emerald.” Photo by Jeffery Bergman, © Primagem. Used with permission.

“Somewhere in the Rainbow Collection,” trapiche emerald. Photo by Jeff Scovil, © EighthDimensionGems. Used with permission.