Aquamarine Gemstone | Aquamarine Stone - GIA
Like all fine aquamarines, this gem is free of eye-visible inclusions. Mineral Specimen This fine 3x3x7 cm aquamarine mineral specimen is from Balistan, Pakistan
Aquamarine Gemstone | Aquamarine Stone - GIA
Aquamarines can be cut into almost any shape, but cutters often fashion them as emerald cuts or as round or oval brilliants. Many gem artists use aquamarine for one-of-a-kind designer cuts because their styles maximize the material’s pure, even color and high clarity.
Aquamarine Quality Factors - GIA
Most faceted aquamarines are eye-clean. Some crystals might contain liquid inclusions, but clarity characteristics are few or absent in most finished gems. Stones with eye-visible inclusions are usually fashioned into cabochons, beads, or carvings.
Aquamarine History and Lore - GIA
The Dom Pedro aquamarine obelisk by gem sculptor Bernd Munsteiner is the largest cut aquamarine. - Eric Welch, courtesy Smithsonian Institution The name “aquamarine” is derived from two Latin words: aqua, meaning “water,” and marina, meaning “of the sea.” It has been said that the mineral beryl gives the wearer protection against foes in battle or litigation.
Aquamarine Description - GIA
An aquamarine crystal in its natural state shows why these specimens are prized for their beauty. - Courtesy Daniel Trinchillo, Fine Minerals International Aquamarine is the green-blue to blue variety of the mineral beryl. (Emerald is the green to bluish green variety of …
Aquamarine - Gemological Institute of America
The best aquamarines have high clarity. Aquamarine is a variety of the mineral beryl that can be blue or greenish-blue. It can grow as a beautiful six-sided crystal .
Aquamarine: A Member of the Mineral Species Beryl | GIA 4Cs
2013年3月1日 · This gemstone is a member of the mineral species beryl . Chemically pure beryl is colorless, but trace elements give rise to green, blue and pink/red colors. Aquamarines are usually a pastel blue, though the darker the hue, the more valuable the gem is. Oval and emerald cuts often enhance an aquamarine’s color and clarity.
Aquamarine Care and Cleaning Guide - GIA
Aquamarine has been treasured through the ages, and with proper care will give its owner a lifetime of pleasure. - Courtesy Jeffrey Appling Hardness and toughness Gem and mineral hardness is measured on the Mohs scale. The numbers are based on the relative ease or difficulty with which one mineral ...
March Birthstones | Aquamarine & Bloodstone Meaning | GIA
The aquamarine birthstone evokes the colors of the sea. From deep green-blue to light, slightly greenish blue hues, faceted aquamarines are often free from inclusions and as clear as water, symbolizing purity of spirit and soul.
Aquamarine from Pakistan | Gems & Gemology - GIA
2009年10月5日 · Most aquamarines from northern Pakistan show a long hexagonal prism habit and can reach up to a dozen centimeters in length (figure 2). Albite, muscovite, and tourmaline (schorl) are commonly associated as matrix, and most of …