What do real emeralds look like and will a real emerald scratch glass like a diamond???

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What do real emeralds look like and will a real emerald scratch glass like a diamond???

2006-11-08 19:17:57 · 3 answers · asked by Thomas M 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology

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Emeralds are Beryl, which has a hardness of 7.5 to 8 and can certainly scratch glass. Glass is silica, with a hardness of 6 to 7.
Diamond, the hardest of all substances, gets the big 10.
Beryl has been found in about every color of the rainbow, but green is most common.

2006-11-08 23:00:18 · answer #1 · answered by charlyvvvvv 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Real emeralds are green and no they aren't hard enough to scratch glass.

2006-11-09 03:18:57 · answer #2 · answered by nevyn55025 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

emeralds are not as hard as diamonds and they can look like anything from dirty jade to a brilliant deep green, blue green or kelly green clear stone.

2006-11-09 03:26:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋