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Hydrothermal Emerald

Hydrothermal Emerald

We stock the more popular shapes above in Hydrothermal Emerald.

A lab-created emerald is a real emerald but not a natural emerald.  In brief, a Hydrothermal or lab-created emerald will have the same chemical, physical, and optical properties as a natural emerald.  

Synthetic emeralds are some of the most expensive synthetic gems. The Hydrothermal Method used to create them in labs require expensive equipment. The process is slow and energy intensive, and the yield of facetable material is low.

Hydrothermal emeralds are good choices when looking for sets or matched pairs as the colour is uniform.

Hydrothermal emerald's hardness is 7.5-8/10

Emerald is the birthstone for May.

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