| Aquamarine,
is a member of the beryl family.
The word aquamarine is derived from
the Latin word for sea-water because
the colors can range from light
green-blue to blue. Although aquamarine
can be easily confused with blue
topaz, it is much more scarce and
valuable. Aquamarine is tough enough
to used as a ring or pendant center
stone.
Color
varieties of beryl include Emerald
(Green), Aquamarine (Blue Green),
Morganite (Pink, Yellow Orange),
Goshenite (Colorless) and Heliodor
(Golden Beryl). This crystallizes
in hexagonal system as prismatic
Crystals. Sometimes vertically striated
and sometimes terminated by small
pyramid faces. The color may be
Blue to Green. In ancient times
beryls "The color of the sea"
were considered the most desirable,
but todays fashion, demands the
deeper blue stones. |
