Emeralds - dark green, or rather deep-green.

It's easier than any stone, identical with an emerald the size. Stained Emerald can not stand the fire, and he turns into a lime. One of the largest emeralds found weighed about fifteen carats. (1 ct = 2hYu ~ 4 kg). There is evidence that in ancient times, emeralds were brought to India with Indian dinars. Emerald them came from Egypt in the form of inserts in the rings. It is usually hidden in the nest floor coral or malachite. One of the chief of Indian princes, contemporaries saw a very large emerald. One day, Mutasa, so called nobleman, was sitting at a banquet with his retinue. Before them lay "... Rod of the emerald in the length of the elbow." One of the ancient rulers of Egypt have seen similar emerald wand. When he "... went out riding on a public holiday, on his turban were attached diagonally three big beautiful pearl, and in his hands he held an emerald green rod length about the elbow, and the thickness of a finger. At one end of it - where the attached whip, had three beautiful pearl. " According to the stories of a traveler in ancient Egypt, one of its cities, there is a building, which the Greeks called "House of Wisdom." This is one of the temples in the city. The building has the length was fifty four and wide thirty-four elbow: the walls of his round and is divided into three zones. At the top are depicted trees. They are cut from emeralds. On average, depict animals, and at the bottom - carved figures of men. And about every figure there are mysterious signs. Further, he continues: "I've heard that one of the rulers of Egypt spoke, as if lining his caskets of jewels were carved out of emerald, and each casket was a palm-sized." Ancient people attributed emerald certain magical properties. They believed that when you look at this gem of poisonous snakes follow the eyes.