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Emerald Photos
The prices shown with some of these images are over ten years old and no longer accurately reflect the rising prices astrogems is obliged to offer.
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1 This high quality hydrothermally lab-grown hexagonal Emerald
crystal has the same geometric atomic structure as a natural emerald.
One of the easiest ways to tell a natural emerald apart from its
lab-grown cousin is that the natural emerald will have many
inclusions.
Of course there can also be low grade lab-grown emeralds that are much
harder to distinguish from naturals. Emeralds, like quartz, grow in
superheated water under extreme pressure, which is why they are called
hydrothermal crystals. |
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2 A raw high-quality hydrothermally lab-grown hexagonal Emerald
crystal, grown in a way that results in the atomic lattice being
identical to that of a natural emerald made by Mother Nature and the
laws of physics.
Many people struggle with the concept of a geometrically shaped
crystal grown in a controlled environment that imitates nature. But at
one fiftieth the price of an untreated natural emerald of the same
quality, most individuals simply can't afford a natural emerald of
this kind of astrological efficacy.
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3 An example of a low quality laboratory-grown Emerald cluster. At
first sight almost any gemologist will think this is a cluster grown
by Mother Nature, unless they know the lab it came from. |
Rings
Astrogems can make Emerald Rings and other types of astrological rings in any style. Click on any image below to view our Astrological Rings page or contact us for more details.
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