Golden beryl is also known as
"Heliodor", which is named after the greek words for sun "helios" and gift "doron". The sunny yellow
color of this beryl lives up to its name. Although it isn't well known, loose
Golden beryl has an illustrious pedigree. Like people, colored gems come in closely related families. One of the most important colored gem families is beryl. With a trace of
chromium to bestow a fabulous green, beryl becomes emerald, the rare and valuable green colored gem. If instead, nature includes a trace of
iron in one valence state, beryl is
aquamarine. You might not even realize that loose beryl comes in other
colors. Because
golden beryl is largely unknown, it is much more affordable than aquamarine.
Loose Golden beryl gemstones are an excellent choice for jewelry due to their
hardness,
toughness, and resistance to corrosive substances. Gemstone lovers are finally beginning to discover this fine colored gem, and as a result
golden beryl is becoming an increasingly popular gemstone for jewelry.
