FOUNDED BY: GABRIELA YASMIN SZAFMAN

The finest emeralds are found in South America in Colombia, where they have been mined for over 400 years.

The gem was a favorite in pre-Columbian Mexico and Peru, where it was cut in intricate designs.

The treasure taken back to Spain by early explorers included emeralds.

Good emeralds are the most highly valued of gem stones.

India, Zimbabwe, and Australia are minor sources of the natural stones.

Synthetic emeralds are also manufactured in Germany, France, and the United States.

The Oriental emerald, a different gem, is the transparent green variety of corundum.

The Emerald will Work:

• Emerald is a stone of love and romance.

• It brings and enhances joy, cleansing, clairvoyance, memory, and faith.

• It also benefits intuition and communication, and promotes truthfulness.

• Emerald is associated with the heart chakra.

• The emerald is the sacred stone of the goddess Venus.

• It was thought to preserve love.

• The emerald has long been the symbol of hope.

• It is considered by many to be the stone of prophecy.

• For some the emerald acts as a tranquilizer for a troubled mind.

• The emerald is said to bring the wearer reason and wisdom.

• The strongest time for the powers of the emerald is said to be spring.

• Lucky for love, give your lover an emerald to stay faithful.

• In several cultures the emerald was the symbol for fertilizing rain.

• In the Christian faith it is the symbol of faith and hope.

• Emerald is commonly referred to as the Travelers Protection Stone