April Showers Bring May . . . Emeralds

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Emerald is a precious gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl colored green by trace amounts of chromium and sometimes vanadium.

Diamonds in a Meteorite….

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https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/18/science/diamonds-meteorite-lost-planet.html?rref=collection%2Fcolumn%2Ftrilobites In…

A Rainbow of Fancy Colored Diamonds

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In diamonds, rarity equals value. With fancy color diamonds—the ones outside the normal color range—the rarest and most valuable colors are saturated pinks, blues, and greens. In all cases, even very slight color differences can have a big impact on value.