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Buying High Quality Emeralds
 That deep green stone known as the emerald has a special place in the heart of our culture. When you go shopping for an emerald you'll be purchasing your own little bit of magic and mystique. Emeralds range in shades of green from deep lush jungle green to a yellow green and you go into a Blue green color.
Emeralds aren’t as often seen as other precious stones. These stones are somewhat fragile and can break if mistreated. Yet, they are still highly prized for their deep and intense green shade.
When the shopping for an emerald, look at it with a bright light and good magnifying lens. A real emerald will have flaws or irregular patterns. If a stone seems intense in color, clean, or shiny without any flaws or inclusions it could be and imitation. Synthetic emeralds can be grown in a lab but are also a much more affordable than natural emeralds. There are also other imitations made of glass or courts on the market. If the emerald is for sale at a surprisingly low price it may not be a real emerald.
Also check to see where the emerald came from. If the stone comes from China it might be an imitation. Natural emeralds are most often mined in countries like; Columbia, the middle east and South America. However there are a few other places where emeralds can be found.
Emeralds carry a high selling price. If you see someone selling emeralds at less than 500 U.S. dollars per caret it could be suspicious. Don’t trust extremely low price tags.
While emeralds do have natural flaws and inclusions, a good emerald will not have these in great quantities. Gemstones with more flaws are less valued because they are more prone to cracking and breaking. This is something nobody wants to happen to their best piece of jewelry. However, flawed stones are sometimes treated with paraffin or resin dealers to fill in these fissures. Examine the stone in the light for any darker build spaces which can indicate a resin. This is sometimes used to reinforce and protect the emerald. A good dealer will let you know when an emerald has been filled. 
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