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 gemstones, are graded using four basic parameters–the four "C"s of connoisseurship: "color", "clarity," "cut" and "carat weight". Normally, in the
The Knights of Emerald the Emerald Kingdom, seeing as the Emerald Knights are trained and will live there for the majority of their lives. The Emerald Knights are an elite group of warriors and magicians that are trained in the Emerald Kingdom. Children who show off magical capabilities are brought to the castle to be evaluated by a magician, and then deemed either capable or incapable of becoming a knight. From infancy to their teens, children will study under the magician and previous knights as well as warriors. They then will be employed as Squires to the Emerald Knights, helping them and providing for