May's birthstone is the emerald. The gem ranges in hues of green, from a yellowish-green to green blue. This is fitting since its name derives from the ancient Greek word "smaragdos," meaning ...

NPR ventures into a Colombian emerald mine — which used to be more dangerous, with potential explosions inside and gunfights outside. The CEO, a former U.S. diplomat, says he wanted to change that.

In 2014, Emerald Youth Foundation and newly formed nonprofit Emerald Charter Schools set out to do something that had never been achieved in Knoxville at scale: eliminating the chasm between the ...

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The gem is not the largest emerald stone to have been found in the company’s mines. In 2010, miners at the Zambia-based operation found a 6,225-carat emerald they named the “elephant” due to ...

That's why it was such a surprise when Hill came upon an 88-carat emerald in 1998. The rough gem was cut down into two polished gems of 18.8 carats and 7.8 carats.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Alexander County, N.C., community famed for its emeralds has yielded a 64-carat gem that experts say is North America's largest cut emerald.

It is considered auspicious for the people of Taurus, Gemini, Virgo, Libra, Capricorn and Aquarius zodiac signs to wear an emerald stone or Panna. On the other hand, people having Mercury sitting ...

AN emerald so big it's being compared with the crown jewels of Russian empress Catherine the Great has been found on a US farm. Read Today's Paper Mind Games. The Australian Plus.

The largest uncut emerald believed to have been found was in Carnaiba, Brazil in 1974. It was an incredible 86,136-carat natural beryl crystal. The stone was eventually valued at $1,120,080.