Named after seawater, aquamarine's fresh watery hue is a cool plunge into a refreshing pool. Blue to slightly greenish-blue variety of the mineral beryl. Crystals are sometimes big enough to cut fashioned gems of more than 100 carats. Well-formed crystals might make superb mineral specimens.
The largest gem-quality aquamarine crystal mined to date is 19 inches long.
Aquamarine is mined at high elevations in Pakistan´s Karakoram Mountains.
Like emerald, aquamarine is a color variety of the mineral beryl.
Aquamarine's preferred color is a moderately strong dark blue to slightly greenish blue.
Most cut gems are eye-clean. Large examples are available without visible inclusions.
Because aquamarine's color is light, cutting is important and well-cut gems show brilliance.
Aquamarine crystals range from tiny to very large—some even up to 100 lbs.
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