Madagascar Gems

Emerald Gem Stone Rough

Emerald gem stone rough in near-flawless crystals are being mined in Madagascar today (unless there is a cyclone), and new deposits are being located.

You can now buy Madagascar gem stone rough directly from a strong source in Madagascar... from our USA office. You can avoid the export and import problems and fees.

Until Madagascar Gems began selling high-grade rough gem stones on the internet, the only way to get fine Madagascar emeralds was to go there.

The most precious member of the beryl family; emerald exhibits a distinct and recognizable pure green hue.

This glorious green gem stone is thought to have been traded in one of the earliest known gem markets, in Babylon around 4000 B.C.

According to legend, the Emperor Nero watched the gladiator fights looking through an emerald.

Most emeralds are created with interesting and distinct identifiable inclusions, which are particular to that beryl's place of origin.

I suppose our emeralds without inclusions indicate a Madagascar origin.

Emerald (beryl) properties:

• Hardness: 7.5-8

• Refractive index: 1.57-1.6

• Critical angle: 39.5°

• Specific gravity: 2.65-2.75

• Cleavage: None

• Fracture: Conchoidal, Brittle

• Dispersion: Medium (.014)

• Birefringence (double refraction): Weak (.006-.009)

• Crystal structure: Hexagonal

• Chemistry Be3 Al2 Si6 O18, Berylium Aluminum Silicate

Send us an email using this link to request prices and availability. Our clean emerald is available as exceptional individual stones in small parcels.

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We offer many of the rough gem stones that occur in Madagascar. If we do not list the one you are seeking, we can very likely get it for you.

Emerald gem stone rough from Madagascar will make big money for you!

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