The Big Three Gemstones: Alternatives To Traditional Diamonds

1. Emeralds

Emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl colored green by trace amounts of chromium or sometimes vanadium. Birthstone for May Month. Most emerald production originates in four source countries: Colombia, Zambia, Brazil, Ethiopia, and Zimbabwe.

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2. Ruby

A variety of the mineral corundum (aluminium oxide). Ruby is the July birthstone. Hardness of 9.0 on the Mohs scale. India was classically regarded as the Ruby's country of origin for more than two thousand years. Recently, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Afghanistan have exposed substantial Ruby deposits.

3. Sapphire

Significant sapphire deposits are found in Australia, Afghanistan, Cambodia, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, Tanzania, Thailand, United States and Vietnam. It is typically blue, sapphires also occur in yellow, purple, Orange, and green colors. The September birthstone is sapphire. Sapphire ranks 9 on the Mohs hardness scale.

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