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Semi Precious Stone Aquamarine

From the light-blue of the sky to the deep blue of the sea, aquamarines shine over an extraordinarily extremely beautiful range of mainly of light blue colour. Aquamarine is a fascinatingly real beautiful gemstone. Women the world over love it for its fine blue shades which could complement almost any skin and eye colour, and creative gemstone designers are also inspired by its as they are by hardly any other gem that enables them to create new artistic cuts again and again.

Historical Facts of Aquamarine

Refractive Index: 1.577(+-.016), 1.583 (+-.017)

Chemical Composition: Be3Al2(SiO3)6

Hardness: 7.5

Density: 2.67-2.745

Crystal Group: Hexagonal

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Month of the year: March

Planet: Neptune

Color information: Blue, Green-blue

Ocurrence: Brazil, China, India, Madagascar, Mozambique, Russia, and U.S.A

Gemstone Aquamarine Jewelry