Northwest Jewelry

Originally posted 2-24-07 and now moved here.

All About Beryl

Do you have any beryl gemstone jewelry? You might–did you know that emerald and aquamarine are part of the beryl family? But there are many more, less known types of beryl that you will sometimes see in jewelry.

Emeralds are the most well-known beryl, and aquamarines perhaps the second most well-known. But beryls come in many colors, such as green (if it is too light or yellow, it cannot be classified as emerald), yellow (also may be called heliodor), pink (if light reddish orange to light purplish red, called Morganite), colorless (Goshenite), dark blue (Maxixe or Halbanite), and red (bixbite or improperly, red emerald).

With the exception of emerald, beryl is considered a Type I stone, which is to say we expect them to be eye-clean, i.e. free of visible inclusions without magnification. Emeralds, conversely, are a Type III stone, meaning we expect them to have very visible inclusions which do not necessarily detract
from their value. For more on grading stone clarity and the three types of clarity grades, see my article on grading colored gemstones here:

We have many selections of emerald and aquamarine in our inventory and just got in a pink beryl ring–this is a more rare stone and one you won’t see nearly as often as the other types of beryl. Take a look:  
See this ring on Northwest Jewelry’s website here. 

For some genuine aquamarine rings, necklaces, and bracelets, look here.

And finally, the beautiful emerald:

If you have any questions or comments regarding beryl,
or any other gemstones, please contact me and subscribe to this blog.