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
Shades of green of its unofficial mascot, the Dartmouth Indian, in 1974. Dartmouth green and white are the main colors of Lithuanian basketball club Žalgiris Kaunas. "Emerald", also called "emerald green", is a tone of green that is particularly light and bright, with a faint bluish cast. The name derives from the typical appearance of the gemstone emerald. The first recorded use of "emerald" as a color name in English was in 1598. Ireland is sometimes referred to as the "Emerald Isle" due to its lush greenery. The May birthstone is emerald. Seattle is sometimes referred to as the "Emerald City", because its