Aquamarine is the blue variety of Beryl, and is the birthstone for the month of March.
The name aquamarine comes from aqua (Latin for 'water'), and marine, deriving from marina (Latin for 'of the sea').The word aquamarine was first used in the year 1677.
While somewhat abundant, natural and deep-blue Aquamarine is extremely rare and expensive.
Noteworth localities for Aquamarine include : Vietnam , Namibia , Pakistan / Afghanistan and Brazil.
Termination end of a deep blue Aquamarine crystal showing a sharp, complex pyramidal termination.
Bottom length of crystal was likely removed for facetable material.
Weight : 90g
Flawless, brilliant light blue Aquamarines with Orthoclase Feldspar, a very fine group and excellent example of gem crystals found in pegmatites. This is from 15,000 feet above sea level in the Hindu Kush range of the Himalayas. Many display angles. Museum quality. From the collection of Gene Meiran.
Item: 9544 Locality: Mimoso do Sul Pegmatite, Espirito Santo, Brazil
L: 2.75in
W: 2.00in
H: 1.50in
Weight: 0.00ct
Unusual habit for Aquamarine, this excellent specimen is from a small producing mine in Espirito Santo, Brazil. Tapered crystals with white to deep blue tips, cut gems from this mine are some of the best of Brazil. Excellent displays from top and bottom. Click on picture to see both views. Best specimen we have seen from this mine.
Mined in the 1960's, this doubly terminated Aquamarine is unusual in that the main crystal sheared during formation, and was healed while in the pocket. Excellent color, complex termination.
Item: 5435 Locality: Thuong Xuan District Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
L: 3.00in
W: 2.50in
H: 2.00in
Weight: 0.00kg
Two cloudy but beautiful blue Aquamarines with smaller ones in quartz, from a very rare locality. Only a very few matrix Aquamarines may ever be found at this locality due to the tropical climate that has weathered the deposits.
Item: 5445 Locality: Thuong Xuan District Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam
L: 3.00in
W: 0.75in
H: 0.75in
Weight: 0.00kg
Doubly terminated gem Aquamarine crystal with excellent blue color, with smaller crystal at angle, and smaller one on side, one of the best crystals from this locality. 43.5 grams
Item: 8393 Locality: Mimoso do Sul Pegmatite, Espirito Santo, Brazil
L: 12.00mm
W: 9.00mm
H: 0.00mm
Weight: 3.52ct
Bright Aquamarine oval, well cut and good color. 3.52 carats $115/ct We can set this as a ring or pendant in the new Sterling Silver that doesn't tarnish, or Gold, either 14Kt or 18Kt.
Two terminated Aquamarines with smaller ones on Orthoclase Feldspar with Schorl Tourmalines. The vertical Aquamarine is doubly terminated. A very solid and classic pegmatite specimen.
Item: 8981 Locality: Thuong Xuan District ,Thanh Hoa Province , Vietnam
L: 3.00in
W: 2.75in
H: 1.75in
Weight: 0.00g
Terminated, bright-blue Aquamarine crystals sprinkled on crystallized Quartz. From premier, Vietnamese locality where few matrix specimens were found.
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Extremely well-formed crystal of greenish blue aquamarine with interesting termination, modified pyramid with pinacoid of colorless beryl, with hopper areas.