May

Emerald

Color: Green

Information: A large and perfect emerald is almost as valuable as a small diamond. It has 6 sides. The best emeralds come from Colombia, the largest producer of emeralds. Emeralds are also found in India, Russia, Zimbabwe, and North Carolina. One of the hugest emeralds was the size of an ostrich egg. An emerald that weighs 6 pounds (2.7 kilograms) is displayed in Leningrad.