Precious and semi-precious stones make it possible to combine what’s useful with beauty. Aquamarine has been used since ancient times as a good luck charm, but that is far from being its only virtue.
The stone of sailors, of hope and of love, it has crossed the centuries with its sea-water color. Let yourself be bewitched by this stone and its powers.
Composition
Aluminum silicate and beryllium
Associated zodiac signs
Virgo and Pisces
Price
One of the most expensive stones: from $100 to $2,000 per carat. Small polished stones start at around $9.
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Where does aquamarine come from?
As its appearance suggests, the name aquamarine refers directly to the marine world: in Latin, “aqua marina” means “sea water”. Before the 16th century, this stone was known as “berylite”, from the Ancient Greek beryllos, “blue-green stone”, once again because of its superb hue, from transparent azure to lagoon.
Nowadays, this prestigious fine stone is mined in Brazil, Pakistan, Australia, Asia and even high in the Himalayas. The largest ever found was discovered in 1910 in Minas Gerais, Brazil: it weighed 110 kg.
Aquamarine belongs to the beryl family, like emerald: a tiny amount of iron gives it its blue color. It is also the birthstone of March.
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