Emerald Soaprock

Information about the Emerald Soaprock:

Handmade in the U.S.A. and each soaprock is a unique work of art.

Size: Full Bath Size - about 5" x 4" x 2.5"
Approximate Weight: 6oz.
Fragrance: Cucumber Water


Some facts about emeralds:

Emerald, a green transparent variety of beryl, was one of the most highly prized gemstones in antiquity. The earliest known emerald mine is located in the mountain valley of Wadi Sikait in Egypt's Eastern Desert, where mining probably began toward the end of the Ptolemaic period in the first century BC. Most of the mining activity, however, dates to the Roman and Byzantine periods, from the late first century BC through the sixth century AD.

At the time of the Spanish conquest of South America many large and beautiful emeralds were found in the possession of the Peruvians. The mines from which these stones had been derived were probably at the time of the invasion deserted and filled in by the natives, for the search made for them by the Spanish conquerors was altogether unavailing. They are supposed to have been situated in the Manta valley near Puerto Viejo, from whence is said to have come the emerald the size of an ostrich's egg, which was worshipped by the ancient Peruvians as a deity. However that may be, at the present day the mines have never been rediscovered since no emeralds are found in Peru.