Stone 101
Pale blue like shallow seawater. The name is Latin for water of the sea.
Aquamarine runs from icy pale blue to deeper sea blue, clear or cloudy. Here you'll find bracelets, necklaces, earrings, pendants, tumbled stones, raw chunks and a Canadian specimen.
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The basics
Aquamarine is blue beryl, the same mineral family as emerald and morganite. Tiny amounts of iron give it the blue.
It grows as long six-sided crystals. Gem-clear pieces go into jewellery, while cloudier ones become beads and tumbled stones.
Rituals, not rules
These are traditions people enjoy, not promises. Pick the one you keep coming back to.
Care
Straight talk
A lot of aquamarine on the market is gently heat-treated to clear away green tones and leave a purer blue. That's common and permanent. Blue glass and blue topaz are sometimes sold as aquamarine. If a piece of ours were ever dyed or man-made, the title would say so.
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Good questions
It's traditionally linked with calm, courage and the sea. Sailors carried it for luck. Today it's loved as the March birthstone and for that clear seawater blue.
Yes, aquamarine is the modern birthstone for March. Bloodstone is the other traditional March stone.
Pale to medium blue, sometimes with a hint of green. The deeper and clearer the blue, the more prized it usually is.
Often, yes. Gentle heat clears away green tones and leaves a purer blue. It's a long-standing, permanent practice in the gem trade.
Yes, it's hard and fine in water. Rinse it, dry it with a soft cloth and keep it away from harsh cleaners.
