Four Treasures Reference Database
Record No. 16789
Characteristics of synthetic emeralds
Journal Article
Flanigen, E.M., Breck, D.W., Mumbach, N.R. and Tailor, A.M. (1967) Characteristics of synthetic emeralds. American Mineralogist, Vol. 52, No. 5–6, May–June, pp. 744–772.
ISBN/ISSN: 0003004X | RWHL*
gems, beryl, emerald, synthetic emerald
Large single crystals of synthetic emerald have been grown by both hydrothermal and molten flux techniques. The synthetic hydrothermal emeralds are of excellent quality comparable to the finest natural gemstones from Colombia and the Ural Mountains.
