Emerald is just the perfect birthstone for those born in the month of May as it falls in the heart of Spring when flowers bloom and all things go green and colorful. Emerald is prized for its brilliant and stunning green color.

The emerald birthstone is a symbol of rebirth. In ancient times, it was believed to provide the owner a good foresight, good fortune, and the gift of youth. Emerald is taken from the word Smaragdus which literally means green in the Greek language.

Emerald belongs to the variety of Beryl mineral which can grow up to a foot in length and that has six sides. The Emerald's stunning green color ranges from light green to deep and rich green. There is more value in emeralds that deeper green in color. The rarest emeralds are those that have an intense green to blue color.

Emeralds can be found all over the globe which includes Afghanistan, Brazil, Colombia, and Zambia. High-quality emerald is not always available and continuous treatment to avoid its clarity is being performed on a regular basis.