Please enlight me: treated emeralds

[T L]

Great advise TL, thanks!! Where would you shop for nice gemstones on a budget?

Well, nice emeralds will not be inexpensive unless you buy sub half carat ones in a pale color. I would recommend http://serenity-diamonds.com/for emeralds. He can guide you to something in your budget, and he can obtain lab reports. Not everything is listed on his site either, so he may have something in stock.