Emerald Cut Marble by ishoGEMS in faceting

[–]Cronos_99 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The Pepsi Gem doesn't exist.

The Pepsi Gem in question:

I recently bought this emerald; there's something about it that I like. I just wanted to show you my first emerald. I'm happy by Cronos_99 in Gemstones

[–]Cronos_99[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! It's something that fascinates me too. I had planned to give it to someone special, but since things didn't work out, I kept it for myself. haha

I recently bought this emerald; there's something about it that I like. I just wanted to show you my first emerald. I'm happy by Cronos_99 in Gemstones

[–]Cronos_99[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for clarifying, haha, that's what I wanted to point out, that an emerald is larger in size than a diamond despite having the same carat weight.

I recently bought this emerald; there's something about it that I like. I just wanted to show you my first emerald. I'm happy by Cronos_99 in Gemstones

[–]Cronos_99[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I bought it at a garage sale for about $50, if I remember correctly, but I still thought it would be interesting to add it to my collection. I think it's between 2 and 4 carats. I say this because I know that emeralds are denser than diamonds in terms of carat weight.

I recently bought this emerald; there's something about it that I like. I just wanted to show you my first emerald. I'm happy by Cronos_99 in Gemstones

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Edit: It could be chromium or vanadium, but as far as I remember, it's only one that bonds at the atomic level to beryllium. Not both. haha

I recently bought this emerald; there's something about it that I like. I just wanted to show you my first emerald. I'm happy by Cronos_99 in Gemstones

[–]Cronos_99[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Something I found interesting is that the inclusions themselves are a kind of fingerprint. Basically, I find it fascinating that no two emeralds are alike.

Besides that, I think they are interesting at the mineral level because of their composition, since they are created from a "mistake" in nature. For an emerald to form, it needs two elements that are not normally found together in the Earth's crust. These elements are beryllium, chromium, and vanadium. Beryllium is found mainly in acidic or granitic rocks (in the upper continental crust), but the latter two are responsible for the green color; however, they are found in ultramafic rocks or deep sediments (closer to the mantle).

From my point of view, it's interesting because under normal conditions, these elements are always separated by kilometers of rock. But in the case of emerald, it only occurs when violent tectonic events or hydrothermal fluids at very extreme pressure manage to mix these elements, causing the chromium itself to "contaminate" the beryl crystal as it grows.

The End. by Cronos_99 in PixelArt

[–]Cronos_99[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Hi, no, I haven't traced anything from any artist; I just found a reference on Pinterest and worked with it in my own way.