What it is?
This beautiful pale blue-green stone is said by ancient lore to be the treasure of the mermaids! The name Aquamarine is derived from the Latin words: aqua, meaning “water,” and marina, meaning “of the sea.”
Key Benefits
- Birthstone Size: 4.00mm * 1 pcs
- Band Width: Approx. 1.2mm
- High Polished Finish.
- Associated month: March
- Color: Aqua
What else you need to know
- In reality, Aquamarine is found mainly in Brazil, where the largest ever piece was found – and that piece weighed over a hundred kilograms!
- Aquamarine can also be found in Russia, Kenya, Madagascar, and the Midwestern United States.
- The only deposits large enough to rival the Brazilian ones are those in Russia, in the Ural Mountains, and Siberia.
- These deposits of Aquamarine are enormous, but the smaller ones can yield equally beautiful stones.
- As with many stones, an Aquamarine stone taken from a personally meaningful place to you can have significantly increased power compared to one that is acquired from wherever is convenient.
- This power is not so important that it should trump budgetary or practical constraints, of course. Still, it can be an excellent addition, especially for a stone that is as emotionally resonant as Aquamarine is.
- Aquamarine’s name comes from the Latin for seawater and it was said to calm waves and keep sailors safe at sea. March’s birthstone was also thought to enhance the happiness of marriages. The best gems combine high clarity with limpid transparency and blue to slightly greenish blue hues. Like many beryls, aquamarine forms large crystals suitable for sizable fashioned gems and carvings.
- Aquamarine is the green-blue to blue variety of the mineral beryl. (Emerald is the green to bluish green variety of the same mineral.) Its color is usually a light pastel greenish blue.
Treatments
- There are a number of processes used to alter the color, apparent clarity, or improve the durability of gems.
- Aquamarine’s preferred color is a moderately strong dark blue to slightly greenish blue.
Material
- Metal: 14k Solid Gold (High Polish)
- Peridot Stone: 100% natural Aquamarine
