Chrome Diopside
30 May 2007If you are a May baby you no longer have to lie about when you were born just because you can’t find your birthstone. That’s right, you can finally own a natural gemstone that looks the way that emeralds should look. It’s called chrome diopside. It hails from Russia and is also known as Russian Diamond or Russian Emerald. See technically it’s still an emerald it’s just a version of emerald that most of us would not be able to afford without marrying Nick LaChay. (Remember, that incredible emerald ring that he gave to Jessica Simpson for Christmas?) We all can’t marry Nick LaChay although some of us may try. Chrome Diopside is such a great alternative because:
It has a cool story behind it. Chrome Diopside grows mostly in Siberia so it can only be mined during the months that aren’t winter, which isn’t very often in Siberia. I have heard estimates that less than 100,000 carats come out of the ground every year. This to mean is that you’re still getting a gemstone that is a good investment.
This also means that you will have a gemstone that will be unique to you. It seems like emeralds are in such high demand that shoppers don’t have a wide selection to choose from. The mall may just have one or two genuine emerald rings in the entire place. This means that if you have friends and family who are also born in May chances are you’ll end up with the same green ring . However, most people will not have a Chrome Diopside ring. So if you can’t find an emerald you love, try a Russian emerald.
