Monday, March 2, 2009

Aquamarine - Birthstone of March


Aquamarine is the birthstone for March. This is a quite popular stone with good luster and very good hardness. In Latin Aquamarine is expressing the meaning for seawater because it is commonly known water blue or blue green coloring stone. When searching for a nice colored Aquamarine, you may prefer most saturated blue with the best clarity. Most Aquamarines have been heat treated in order to produce the popular demand blue green seawater color.
Aquamarines can be found in many mines in different countries, but the top producer will be in Brazil. They are member of the original family “Beryl”, which belong to the same family of Emerald. Their popular cutting are in emerald step cut and brilliant cut. This beautiful gemstone can be found in here. Enjoy!

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