4mm Emerald Stud Earrings crafted in Sterling Silver 1/2ct tgw

4mm Emerald Stud Earrings crafted in Sterling Silver .50ct tgw Emerald, a member of the beryl family of gemstones, is generally green in color, famously the deep emerald green of Columbian emeralds, but available from light pea green to dark green with black gardening. Inclusions in emeralds are referred to as garden. The most common treatment for the enhancement of color is oiling. In the standard oiling process, emeralds are immersed in colorless oil or resin, inside a vacuum chamber to gain better penetration into the stone. Newer treatments go further, with the introduction of green colored oils and hard epoxy resin to improve color and clarity. All emeralds that SuperJeweler sells are oiled for the enhancement of green color and clarity. Some emeralds that SuperJeweler sells have resins introduced to improve clarity.