Emerald 4mm Cube Faceted AAA Grade - 15-16 InchEmerald is one of the four precious gemstones, the others being Diamond, Ruby and Sapphire. It is the green form of Beryl, colored by trace amounts of chromium and or vanadium to range in hue from yellow to green to blue to green. Emerald has been prized and revered in many different cultures for over 6,000 years. It was sold in the markets of ancient Babylon in 4,000 BCE, worshipped by the Incas, and considered a symbol of eternal life by the

bubbles and crystal-rich layers that form as lava flows onto the surface of stone —

and the chatoyancy of the tiger's eye can make it a very attractive stone on its own

Chiastolite is also known as the Cross Stone for the cross matrices of browns

Sweet and soft pink

Considered a stone of transformation and evolution

These form as a criss cross banding called lamellae

greenish yellow

Brazilian Amazonite is an opaque blue to green to light green stone

Moonstone is said to increase intuition

cut as rounds are somewhat opaque and powerfully radiant -- fitting since its name originates from the Greek word for "moon

and it can be mottled or striated with veins of these colors

Labradorite is usually gray to green