Light Aquamarine Stone

The light and subtle hues that aquamarines are famous for means that clarity is paramount when judging an aquamarine gemstone there must be no visible blemishes.

Light aquamarine stone.

Known as the gem of the sea even the name aquamarine comes from the latin aqua for water and marina for of the sea. Some of the best stones have a deep blue colour sometimes referred to as santa maria blue. While the highest values go to the richer colors a well cut light aquamarine can be one of the most spectacular examples of gem faceting in the world. This makes for an outstanding gemstone.

A beautifully colored crystal clear gemstone can be ruined by a less than perfect cut so take care in selecting a well faceted aquamarine that shows off its brilliance transparency. Aquamarine is the soft pale blue variety of the beryl family of gemstones which also includes morganite goshenite yellow beryl and emerald one of the most popular blue gemstones aquamarine is steeped in myth and legend. Even with a moderate dispersion of 0 014 light stones with high crown angles will show their spectral colors well. Light a candle for a glowing ambiance and get ready to travel far away to your happy place the dazzling blue waters of an island paradise.

Aquamarine gemstone is the green blue to blue variety of the mineral beryl. It is known to be large in size well formed making it particularly valuable. Make your bath time with the aquamarine stone even more magical when you enhance its healing effects with detoxifying himalayan sea salts and the anti inflammatory benefits of dead sea salts. It has a mohs of 7 5 8 out of a scale of 10.

Since aquamarine is part of the beryl family it shares the same properties. 3 29 ct aaa phenomenal oval shape 11 x 9 mm blue aquamarine natural gemstone.