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Green Gemstone Options For Your Claddagh Ring

When jewelry buyers think of green gemstone claddagh rings, the gemstone that they think of is almost always an emerald. The main reason is that most buyers know only of this green gemstone. Don't expect your jeweler to explain other gem options for your gold or silver claddagh with green gemstone. Emeralds give them high profit margins and they prefer to push that gemstone.

If you are keen on getting an emerald claddagh gemstone ring, you obviously would not settle for any other green gem stone but it would be a good idea to be aware of various properties and features of the emerald. Similarly, if you wanted a May birthstone claddagh the ring would be a green gem stone claddagh with an emerald. But what if you wanted a green stone for your claddagh but were not particular about it being an emerald?

It helps to know the various options available for a green gem claddagh ring. Talking about an emerald, it is a type of green beryl and falls in the expensive gemstone category. You could ofcourse choose a medium or good grade emerald depending on your budget. But no matter what price you pay for an emerald, it would always have natural and visible fissures and inclusions in the gemstone. Higher qualities will have less of these but they will always be present. Another important thing to know is that all emeralds are treated with natural oils. Anything that causes the oils to dry up will negatively affect the beauty of the gemstone. Similarly, the fissures in an emerald make it prone to breaking. You should therefore not choose an emerald for your green gem stone claddagh ring if you would be wearing the ring when doing a lot of physical activity.

Another green gem stone that can be used for a claddagh ring is green tourmaline. This gemstone is much tougher than an emerald and also costs much less than emeralds. The color is a very deep green and so do not expect a bright green tourmaline. While green tourmaline gems can be used for lady's and mens rings, it is very suitable for mens claddagh rings since it is strong and sturdy. Beware of chrome diopside another green gem that can often resemble a green tourmaline. Chrome diopside is soft and can scratch or break easily, it is best not to set this gemstone in rings.

Peridot is another interesting gemstone option for a claddagh ring with green stone. This gemstone is much brighter than green tourmaline and has good transparency too. Expect to find some yellowish tint to this green gemstone. The price of this gem is much cheaper than green tourmaline and is therefore affordable for both gold and 925 silver claddagh rings with green stones. While the gemstone is not as durable as tourmaline, it is a good price when you work the equation between price, appearance and durability.

Another very interesting options for a green gem stone claddagh ring is green jade. This gem includes both nephrite and jadeite and is known for it's toughness. Merely considering the hardness rating of jade will not give you a correct idea of it's durability. The internal structure of jade is composed of numerous microcrystalline fibres. Bunched together these fibres make the stone very tough and durable. You can judge this from the fact that the earliest applications to which jade was put was to make, weapons and tools. One important thing it that most of the jade used in the jewelry sector is treated to enhance color and color uniformity. Over 80% of the jade that is mined has color zoning, this can be in the form of color streaks or color patches. Natural jade with good color and color uniformity is very expensive but, using treated jade makes the gem very affordable for both gold and silver claddagh rings with green color gems.

We have kept this brief write up strictly for knowledge purposes. If you are interested in buying a Kaisilver claddagh ring with a green gem or any other gemstone please refer to the complete report on the topic at http://www.customjewels.net/green-gemstone-claddagh-rings.php