Emerald the Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai, is the goddess Meenakshi, whose idol is traditionally thought to be made of emerald. Emerald Emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl (BeAl(SiO)) colored green by trace amounts of chromium and sometimes vanadium. Beryl has a hardness of 7.5–8 on the Mohs scale. Most emeralds are highly included, so their toughness (resistance to breakage) is classified as generally poor. Emerald is a cyclosilicate. The word "emerald" is derived (via and ), from Vulgar Latin: "esmaralda"/"esmaraldus", a variant of Latin "smaragdus", which originated in (smaragdos; "green gem"). Emeralds, like all colored
USS Aquamarine (PYc-7) for disposal. She was sold to Colonel E. M. Grimm of Columbus, Ohio, in 1947, and her name changed back to "Seawolf". She was sold in 1954 to Ennolls A. Stephens of Irvington, Virginia, owner of The Tides Inn, Irvington, and renamed "Miss Ann". In 2008, "Miss Ann" was sold to private interests who placed her in Charter Service on the Potomac River. In 2014, she is located at the Colonial Beach Yacht Club in Colonial Beach, Virginia. USS Aquamarine (PYc-7) USS "Aquamarine" (PYc-7) was a patrol boat in the United States Navy during World War II. Later known as