Emerald

Origin

The etymological origin is the decisive canonical vocabulary of Greek 'smáragdos (σμάραγδος smáragdos, green gem)' — the decisive canon becoming the etymology of Latin 'smaragdus' and English 'emerald' — and the decisive canon of kinship with Sanskrit 'marakata (मरकत marakata)'. The decisive natural history canon is the decisive canon of the Roman Pliny the Elder's (Pliny the Elder, 23-79) Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 37 chapters 62-75 of the 1st century — 'no color is more pleasing than the emerald (smaragdus), with 12 varieties, Scythia being the best'. The decisive Cleopatra canon is the decisive canon of the Sikait mines (Mons Smaragdus, modern Gebel Zabara of Egypt) of Cleopatra VII (Cleopatra VII, 69-30 BCE) of Egypt of the 1st century BCE — the decisive canon of operation for about 2,500 years from 1500 BCE to the 18th century. The decisive Tabula canon is the decisive canon of the Tabula Smaragdina (Tabula Smaragdina, Emerald Tablet) of Hermes Trismegistus (Hermes Trismegistus) of the 8th-12th centuries — the decisive canon of 'As above, so below'. The decisive Inca canon is the decisive canon of the Muzo (Muzo) mines of Colombia of the 16th century, and the decisive Aztec canon is the decisive canon of Quetzalcoatl's (Quetzalcoatl) green gem.

Features

• Green variety of beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18) with chromium (Cr) or vanadium (V) content
• Main axis Pliny Natural History Book 37 chapters 62-75 pleasing color
• Greek smáragdos Sanskrit marakata
• Mohs hardness 7.5-8 — fourth after diamond (10), sapphire (9), ruby (9)
• Four great gems diamond, emerald, sapphire, ruby
• Origin Muzo Colombia, Zambia, Egypt, Brazil

Stories

Emerald in Pliny the Elder's Natural History Book 37 chapters 62-75 of the 1st century is the decisive natural history canon, and the Tabula Smaragdina of Hermes Trismegistus of the 8th-12th centuries is the decisive alchemical canon. The decisive canon used as the gem of Hermes's tablet, and the decisive canon invoked as one of the four great gems. The decisive Cleopatra canon is the decisive canon of Cleopatra's mines in Egypt of the 1st century BCE, and the decisive Inca canon is the decisive canon of the Muzo mines of Colombia of the 16th century. The decisive Aztec canon is the decisive canon of Quetzalcoatl's green gem, and the decisive Mughal canon is the decisive canon of the emeralds of the 17th-century Mughal Empire.

Weakness

Emerald's weaknesses are: (1) cracks — the decisive canonical weakness — the decisive canon of internal cracks called 'jardin (garden)' in nearly all emeralds; (2) Mohs hardness 7.5-8 limit — the decisive canonical weakness — vulnerable to impact; (3) binding of heat — the decisive canon of color disappearing by heating; (4) binding of acid — the decisive canon of damage by acid; (5) binding of synthesis — the decisive canon of synthetic emerald by Carroll Chatham (Carroll Chatham) of 1935; (6) binding of the sacred domain — the decisive canon; (7) binding of Hermes — the decisive canon of the binding of the tablet; (8) binding of time — the decisive canon of the binding of 4500 years of Egypt. The decisive canonical finale is the decisive mythological canon of the Bahia Emerald (Bahia Emerald, 380 kg) of Brazil of 2001.

Cultural Significance

Emerald is not merely a mineral icon but the canonical iconographic figure of the decisive Indo-Greco-Roman-Inca-Aztec-Mughal canon, traversing Sanskrit marakata, Theophrastus's On Stones of the 4th century BCE, Cleopatra's Sikait mines of the 1st century BCE, Pliny the Elder's Natural History Book 37 chapters 62-75 of the 1st century, the Tabula Smaragdina of Hermes Trismegistus of the 8th-12th centuries, the Muzo mines of Colombia of the 16th century, Quetzalcoatl's gem in Aztec mythology, the emeralds of the 17th-century Mughal Empire, the synthetic emerald of Carroll Chatham of 1935, and the Bahia Emerald of Brazil of 2001. The etymological origin settled as the decisive canon of Greek 'smáragdos (σμάραγδος smáragdos, green gem)' — the decisive canon becoming the etymology of Latin 'smaragdus' and English 'emerald'. The decisive natural history canon is the decisive canon of the Roman Pliny the Elder's (Pliny the Elder, 23-79) Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 37 chapters 62-75 of the 1st century — 'no color is more pleasing than the emerald (smaragdus), one of the 3 great gems with diamond and pearl, with 12 varieties' — and the decisive canon of 'Scythia is the best, Bactria and Egypt are sources'. The decisive Theophrastus canon is the decisive canon of emerald in the Greek Theophrastus's (Theophrastus, 371-287 BCE) On Stones (Peri Lithōn) of the 4th century BCE. The decisive Cleopatra canon is the decisive canon of the Sikait mines (Mons Smaragdus, modern Gebel Zabara, on the Red Sea coast) of Cleopatra VII (Cleopatra VII, 69-30 BCE) of Egypt of the 1st century BCE — the decisive canon of operation for about 2,500 years from 1500 BCE to the 18th century, and the decisive canon of rediscovery by the French mineralogist Frédéric Cailliaud in 1817. The decisive Tabula canon is the decisive canon of the Tabula Smaragdina (Tabula Smaragdina, Emerald Tablet) of Hermes Trismegistus (Hermes Trismegistus, 'Thrice-Great Hermes') of the 8th-12th centuries — the basic text of alchemy with 13 sentences, and the decisive canon of 'Quod est superius, est sicut quod est inferius (As above, so below)'. The decisive Inca canon is the decisive canon of the Muzo (Muzo, modern Boyacá) and Chivor (Chivor) mines of Colombia of the 16th century — the decisive canon of the Inca sacred green gem, and the decisive canon of conquest by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada in 1538. The decisive Aztec canon is the decisive canon of the green gem of Quetzalcoatl (Quetzalcoatl, 'Feathered Serpent'), and the decisive Mughal canon is the decisive canon of the 'Mogul Emerald' of the 17th-century Mughal Empire of India — the decisive canon of the gems of Shah Jahan's Taj Mahal. The decisive synthesis canon is the decisive canon of the synthetic emerald (Chatham emerald) by the American Carroll Chatham (Carroll Chatham, 1914-1983) of 1935, and the decisive 21st-century canon is the decisive canon of the Bahia Emerald (Bahia Emerald, 380 kg, 180,000 carats) of Brazil of 2001.

In Popular Culture

Emerald in Theophrastus (Theophrastus) On Stones (On Stones, Peri Lithōn) (4th century BCE) — decisive Theophrastus canon'smaragdus' in Pliny the Elder Natural History (Naturalis Historia) Book 37 chapters 62-75 (1st century) — decisive natural history canonCleopatra VII's (Cleopatra VII) Sikait (Mons Smaragdus) mines (1st century BCE) — decisive Cleopatra canonTabula Smaragdina (Tabula Smaragdina) of Hermes Trismegistus (Hermes Trismegistus) (8th-12th centuries) — decisive Tabula canonInca Muzo (Muzo) mines of Colombia — decisive Inca canonGreen gem of Aztec Quetzalcoatl (Quetzalcoatl) — decisive Aztec canonGonzalo Jiménez de Quesada's (Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada) conquest of Muzo (1538) — decisive conquest canonMogul Emerald of the Mughal Empire (17th century) — decisive Mughal canonSynthetic emerald by Carroll Chatham (Carroll Chatham) (1935) — decisive synthesis canonBahia Emerald (Bahia Emerald) of Brazil (2001) — decisive 21st-century canon