A shiny emerald heart for those who celebrate their birthday in May.
Emeralds are the green form of beryl, which is considered an extremely valuable gem. They are best known and most precious of all beryl varieties.
A few interesting facts about emeralds:
- The best emeralds come from Colombia
- The oldest emeralds are from Zimbabwe
- A special technique was developed to cut emeralds due to their brittleness.
You can read more about the May birthstone: Emerald in my article on Medium.
