I-Emerald iyinhlanganisela yamaminerali eyinhlanganisela ye-aluminium silicate ne-beryllium. I-Colombia ithathwa njengendawo okwazalelwa kuyo ama-emeralds asezingeni eliphakeme kakhulu. Amatshe amancane abuye ambiwe eZambia, Brazil, Madagascar, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan naseRussia. Ubucwebe be-Emerald bukhuthaza ukuhlonishwa, ukuhlakanipha nokuhlakanipha.
Emakethe yamazwe ngamazwe, ama-emerald avela eBrazil naseZambia abhekwa njengenani eliphakeme njenge-emerald yaseColombia. I-Emerald iyitshe elingcwele elihlotshaniswa neplanethi iMercury futhi sekuyisikhathi eside ibhekwa njengophawu lwethemba. Kukholelwa ukuthi i-emerald iveza kahle kakhulu izakhiwo zayo entwasahlobo. Ama-Emeralds azohlomula ikakhulukazi ababhali, osopolitiki, abefundisi, abaculi, abantu abavelele emphakathini, amajaji, izisebenzi zikahulumeni, abadwebi bezakhiwo, abamabhange kanye nosozimali.