What Other Natural Gemstones Look Like Emeralds?
There are very few natural gemstones rival the intense green hue and brilliance of a top-quality Emerald.
 Some Tsavorite and Chrome Tourmaline come closest to the Emerald with respect to color and fire. Other green gemstones, such as Peridot, Green Sapphire, Tourmaline (not Chrome), Green Spinel, and Green Zircon lack the intensity and vivid coloration found in very nice Emeralds.
In the Laboratory, separation of Emerald look-alike natural gemstones is a very simple process involving measurement of optical and physical properties.
Visual observation is frequently all that is necessary to determine that a green gemstone is not an Emerald, due to the Emerald’s unique and distinct color.
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