MAY: EMERALD
May’s birthstone, the exquisitely elegant Emerald, reigns supreme in the spring style stakes — quite literally leading the season’s palette in glorious green. As Pliny the Elder famously declared in the first century AD, “nothing greens greener.” You know you are you are onto a birthstone winner when history’s Royals continue to covet a gemstone century after century.
Emerald belongs to the Beryl family of minerals, alongside Aquamarine and Morganite, and is treasured for its vivid green colour and remarkable historical prestige.
Emerald has long been known as the “stone of successful love” – talk about “Romancing the Stone”. Its vivid verdant hues symbolise renewal, vitality and emotional balance, nurturing harmony and devotion. Quite simply: “choose love, go green”.
Few gemstones can rival Emerald’s royal résumé. In the first century AD, Pliny the Elder marvelled that “no colour is more delightful in appearance… nothing is more intensely green.” Evocative stuff - his words still capture the hypnotic allure of this remarkable stone.
Emeralds have captivated rulers across continents. Cleopatra famously adored the gem, associating it with power, fertility and eternal youth. Just to rock history’s status quo, whilst Cleopatra is famously associated with Emeralds, modern historians suggest she may also have worn Peridots among her treasured green gemstones. ‘Howzat’ for a mic drop? Beetling across the Atlantic, the Inca rulers of Peru treasured Emeralds as sacred stones of immense prestige — much to the astonishment of the conquistador Francisco Pizarro, who recorded vast Emerald-encrusted treasures among his plunder.
The Emerald’s royal legacy continued through Europe: Queen Victoria received an Emerald engagement ring, while in modern times Princess Diana dazzled the world in what was known as her Disco Di Emerald choker — a piece now worn by the Princess of Wales. Quite simply, Emeralds get the global royal seal of approval. Fact!!
Emerald Description:
| Birthstone: | May |
| Wedding_Anniversary: | 35th & 55th Wedding Anniversary |
| Colour: | Green |
| Origin: | Colombia, Zambia |
| Chemical_Formula: | Be₃Al₂SiO₆ |
| Mineral: | Beryl |
| MOHS: | Hardness Scale 7.5 - 8 |
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