Emeralds are well known for the “garden of Eden” effect within them. Their flaws or inclusions are many and can resemble a green garden growing within the faceted gemstone. The less inclusions,the more expensive the emerald becomes–and there are very FEW emeralds that are completely ‘clear’ of inclusions. The old way of getting rid of a lot of these inclusions was by letting the emerald sit in oil. Oil then found its ways into the inclusions, filling them and making the Emerald look more clear. Newer techniques are fracture-filling techniques and irradiation. Neither completely removes the garden effect, however.