Saturday, March 3, 2012

Some facts about the aquamarine

By Demarcus Placencio


Have you ever pictured the azure seas from the Caribbean with their awesome greenish-blue colour or even the water so clear that you can see through it to the beautiful light reflections in between the surface area and the sand beneath? If not, than looking right into a fine aquamarine, you are able to nearly transport your self to some Caribbean island as its appearance is so like the crystal blue seas. Actually, aquamarine is Latin for sea water.

Aquamarine is just a kind of mineral beryl. Aquamarine is also recognized as the emerald's most famous sister. A greenish-blue or bluish-green beryl is known as aquamarine. The modern aquamarine are heat treated to generate the green from the stone and leave much more pleasing blue. The heat treatment is long term treatment and it has become acknowledged within the jewelry business.

Like other birthstones and loose gemstones, aquamarine is believed to provide courage, curing laziness and quickening the intellect. In the Middle Ages it was believed to give the wearer both insight and foresight and freedom from insomnia. Among various people, it had the reputation of providing happiness and everlasting youth. It is believed that water in which aquamarine is soaked cured eye troubles, stoppage of breath and hiccups.

Amongst numerous sources of aquamarine Madagascar is the historical supply of aquamarine that is no longer of a lot significance. Usually aquamarine from Madagascar features a common colour of medium darkish blue.

The most prolific supplier of aquamarine today is Brazil. The natural color of Brazilian gems leans toward bluish-green. Other sources of aquamarine are the African countries of Tanzania, Kenya and Nigeria, the island of Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Russia.

Many huge aquamarine crystals have been found. The largest crystal known was found in Brazil in 1920 and was 19 inches long, 16 inches wide and weighed 243 pounds. It was cut into a number of important gemstones. A 13 pound uncut piece of the green outer portion of the crystal resides in the American Museum of Natural History. The British Museum of Natural History owns an 879.5 carat flawless, step cut aquamarine with a lovely sea green color. It is easier to find a large gem quality piece of aquamarine than it is to find such pieces of emerald.




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