1.0Mardon Jewelers Blog - Custom Jewelry and Gem Industry Newshttps://www.mardonjewelers.com/blogJames L. Sweaney, CGA, FGA. GGhttps://www.mardonjewelers.com/blog/author/jim/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="p2au9sLZIJ"><a href="https://www.mardonjewelers.com/blog/re-cutting-emeralds-resurrecting-beauty/">Re-Cutting Emeralds- Resurrecting Beauty</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.mardonjewelers.com/blog/re-cutting-emeralds-resurrecting-beauty/embed/#?secret=p2au9sLZIJ" width="600" height="338" title="“Re-Cutting Emeralds- Resurrecting Beauty” — Mardon Jewelers Blog - Custom Jewelry and Gem Industry News" data-secret="p2au9sLZIJ" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The classic emerald is a beautiful gemstone with a reputation for fragility. When you understand the rigors that emeralds undergo during their formation, you’ll see that this reputation is mostly undeserved. Colombian emeralds, for example, form when ocean sediments are compressed under tectonic plates and then are metamorphosed and uplifted to the top of the […]http://www.mardonjewelers.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/229-recut.jpg