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the gemstone that's just emerald's seasick cousin, born blue from a splash of iron
means A pale blue-green color, or the transparent blue-green variety of the mineral beryl prized as a gemstone.
from Straight from the Latin: aqua marina, "sea water" — aqua (water) plus marinus (of the sea), itself from mare, the sea. The name was applied to the gemstone for its watery blue-green hue, and by the 19th century it had drifted into use as a color word in its own right. The same mare gives us marine, maritime, and mariner.
- same mineral
- It's beryl, identical to emerald, minus the chromium
- sailor charm
- Ancients carried it to calm storms at sea
- march birthstone
- Officially claims everyone born that month
- heat trick
- Jewelers bake it to deepen its blue
- record giant
- A 110-kilogram crystal was once pulled from Brazil
for instance
hope aquamarine — smithsonian gemstone, 45.5 carats, donated by harry winston in 1958
dom pedro aquamarine — largest faceted aquamarine in world, 10,363 carats, brazilian stone discovered in 1970s