Aquamarine Jewelry
Natural Aquamarine Jewelry
Aquamarine is a color variety of the mineral beryl - Beryllium Aluminum Silicate, including Emerald (blue green to green), Goshenite (colorless), Morganite (pink to violet), Heliodor / Golden Beryl, and Red Beryl from Utah mine, USA.
Aquamarine is the March birthstone and the gemstone for the 19th wedding anniversaries. This gemstone is compatible with the Wood and Water elements, associated with the ♓︎ Pisces zodiac sign and the Year of the Water Buffalo.
Aquamarine represents happiness, hope, and everlasting youth.
Mineralogy
- Mineral: beryl
- Chemistry: Be3Al2Si6O18
- Color: greenish blue, light in tone
- Refractive index: 1.577 to 1.583
- Specific gravity: 2.72
- Mohs Hardness: 7.5 to 8.0
Mining
Aquamarine is found in Vietnam, Pakistan, Madagascar, Mozambique, Zambia, Nigeria and Brazil. Aquamarine is mined at high elevations in Pakistan’s Karakoram Mountains.
Source: GIA - Gemological Institute of America
Natural Aquamarine Jewelry in Yellow Gold, White Gold, and Rose Gold by AME Jewellery; gemstone certification by SJC Lab and SBJ Lab.
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