We stock the more popular shapes above in Hydrothermal Emerald.
A lab-created emerald is a real emerald but not a natural mined emerald. In brief, a Hydrothermal or lab-created emerald will have the same chemical, physical, and optical properties as a natural emerald.
Synthetic emeralds are some of the most expensive synthetic gems. The Hydrothermal Method used to create them in labs require expensive equipment. The process is slow and energy intensive, and the yield of facetable material is low.
Hydrothermal emeralds are good choices when looking for sets or matched pairs as the colour is uniform.
Hydrothermal emerald is grown in two colours: Dark Zambian and bright Columbian.
Our Zambian colour has the admixture of vanadium which gives stones a bluish hue . Our Columbian colour is more expensive to produce and with the presence of iron ion, it is a much warmer green with yellow hue.
