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
Gemstone Healer Gemstone Healer Gemstone Healer is a computer action adventure game created by Canadian developer Paradigm Creators and published in 1986 by Strategic Simulations. It was developed by Trouba Gossen (who was also responsible for the graphics), Peter Lount (design and programming); with assistance by Kevin Pickell (porting to C-64). It is a sequel to "Gemstone Warrior". "Gemstone Healer" is a 2D action adventure title with the player controlling an armored figure that they would move from area to area in search of treasure and the way to heal the Gemstone. It uses cellular automata to generate maps. The game takes