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Aquamarine
Gemstones are a beautiful, cool gem in the greenish-blue
hue range in light to medium dark tones. Aquamarine
Gemstones are available to you a choice of two qualities
of faceted aquamarines. In both qualities the gemstones
are eye clean with good cuts. Aquamarine Gemstone AA
quality consists of light to medium tone stones and our
Aquamarine Gemstone AAA quality has a medium to medium
dark tone.
Many huge Aquamarine Gemstone have been found. One
well-formed crystal Aquamarine Gemstone found in Brazil
in 1920 weighed 243 pounds. It was 19 by 16 inches,
greenish on the outside, blue on the inside, and so
transparent that objects were clearly visible through
its length.
In some cultures the Aquamarine Gemstone is the
traditional gift for the March's birthstone and for a
nineteenth wedding anniversary, Aquamarine Gemstone is
the greenish-blue to blue-green variety of the mineral
beryl (which includes emerald and the pink variety
called morganite). Aquamarine Gemstone name comes from
the Latin for "sea water."
People in the middle Ages thought that Aquamarine
Gemstone magically conveyed insight and
foresight. Holding one in the mouth allowed a person to
call up spirits to answer life's most
vexing questions. Water that an Aquamarine Gemstone had
soaked in was prescribed for eye
troubles, respiratory diseases, and hiccups. |
