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March Birth Stone - Aquamarine

Winter is officially over, nature is slowly waking up with beautiful blossom and flowers springing up and so it’s time to bring some colour into your jewellery!

Aquamarine, March’s birthstone, is a stunning way to add a little colour to your jewellery whether is your birthstone or not! The best gems combine high clarity with excellent transparency, and blue to slightly greenish blue hues. Like many beryls, aquamarine forms large crystals suitable for sizable fashioned gems and carvings.

 

The Romancing Story of Aquamarine

Aquamarine is a beautiful blue gemstone.  Its name is derived from the Latin ‘aqua’ meaning water and ‘mare’ meaning sea. Many superstitions and legends about the sea have been attached to this gemstone over the years. 

It has been said that Aquamarine comes from the treasure chest of mermaids.  The Greeks and Romans knew the Aquamarine as the sailor’s gem.  Sailors often took Aquamarine with them to sea as a lucky charm ensuring a safe and prosperous passage across stormy seas, and to protect against shipwreck.  Sometimes the stone was carved with the image of Poseidon or Neptune, the gods of the sea.

In Medieval times it was believed that Aquamarine promised a happy marriage and it was said that the woman who wears it will receive love and affection.  It was also believed that it would have a soothing influence on married couples.  This makes Aquamarine a good anniversary gift.  However, this gemstone is not just for loving and married couples, Aquamarine is also believed to bring joy and wealth in your life.

 

 

Fascinating Facts about Aquamarine...

·The beautiful gem belongs to Beryl family of Minerals
·Chemically it is identical to an emerald and also popularly known as ‘the sister of an emerald’.
·The blue colour in an Aquamarine is formed due to impurities of iron mixed with Beryl.
·Aquamarine can be found in large crystals and is mostly free from inclusions.
·Aquamarine grows in beautiful, six-sided prismatic crystals that on rare occasions can be more than a foot long!
·It derives its name from Latin – ‘Aqua’ which means water and 'mare' meaning sea.
·Two major sources or origin are Brazil and Zimbabwe.
·The stone comes in a varieties of blue and the general rule is darker the better
·Darker shades of aquamarine are getting rare and are highly valued

 

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