Large Emerald Rough Stone on Matrix - Raw Emerald Specimen, 9 In

Few people ever see emerald the way it actually forms, as green crystals still set in dark rock.

This large specimen shows emerald green rods spread across a green and black rock matrix, and the close up photo lets you study the crystals in detail. Keeping the emerald in the rock it grew in is what makes a piece like this worth displaying: you see the mineral and its setting together, the way a geologist would. At this size it can be the main display piece on a library shelf, in a mineral cabinet or on an office credenza where visitors stop to look. It is also a lasting gift for someone with a May birthday who would rather have the raw stone than a cut gem.

About Emerald

Emerald is the green variety of the mineral beryl, colored by traces of chromium or vanadium. Nearly all natural emeralds contain visible inclusions, which the gem trade calls a garden, and in matrix specimens the crystals remain attached to the rock they formed in.

Stone Meaning: Emerald is traditionally associated with love and harmony.

Additional Details

• You receive the exact emerald specimen shown.
• About 9" x 7".
• Raw emerald rods on a green and black rock matrix.
• Heavy; lift with two hands from the base, not by the crystal edges.

Shipping and Returns

• Carefully packed in reinforced packaging made to protect fragile crystals and minerals in transit.
• We have shipped delicate stones for years, and every order is packed with that experience.
• Covered by our 30-day return policy.

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