Aquamarine is a silicate containing beryllium and aluminum, and is collectively known as a colored gemstone with garnet and tourmaline. Aquamarine's color is sky blue to sea blue or blue with green, its color is mainly due to the formation of trace amounts of divalent iron ions (Fe2+), to the bright clean and flawless, colorful bright blue to light blue for the best assortment.
Legend has it that aquamarine is produced at the bottom of the sea and is the essence of seawater. So mariners use it to pray to the god of the sea to bless the safety of navigation, called "God of fortune stone". It is also used as the "March birthstone", symbolizing "calmness and courage", "happiness and longevity".
[Origin of Aquamarine]
Aquamarine is mainly produced in Brazil, Russia, Pakistan, Namibia, Madagascar, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, with small quantities in India and Sri Lanka.
The world's most famous aquamarine origin is in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil, followed by Russia, China and other regions.
According to reports, in 1912 had been found in Brazil 19 inches long, 16 inches wide, weighing 243 pounds of aquamarine crystals, green inside and blue outside, very transparent. By far it should be the largest aquamarine in the world.
Xinjiang's Altay mountainous region is very rich in aquamarine, 1986 had produced a large crystal weighing 8 kilograms, with "China's aquamarine treasure trove," the title.
[Aquamarine color]
light blue
medium blue
dark blue
deep blue
double blue
Santa Maria
greenish blue
green blue
Aquamarine color classification
Aquamarine is internationally classified as:
Blue
Vivid Blue
Santa Maria Color
Exceptional Santa Maria Color
Some in the industry like to classify aquamarine color as 1A-5A, plus Santa Maria Color; others only classify 1A to 4A, so your 3A may be a different shade than someone else's 3A. AAAA is already a very high grade, representing only 10% of all aquamarines, while AAA is a perfectly acceptable color for everyday wear.
St. Mary's Aquamarine
It is very rare for an aquamarine to reach the color of Santa Maria;
The Santa Maria color is a brilliant, saturated, sea blue without a tan hue;
Santa Maria aquamarine is very clean to the naked eye and its fire color is exceptionally sparkling!
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