Aquamarine Jewelry
November 9, 2011 at 11:40 pmCategory:Uncategorized
Aquamarine is the blue-green variety of beryl pale like an emerald. This is a very popular gem in jewelry, often considered by modern designers as a favorite, for its strength allowing a variety of cuts. Its color and brightness reminiscent of sea water. The aqua blue tint is due to the presence of Fe2, while the green is due to Fe3 inclusions and can be removed with a mild heat treatment. This is a common practice since the aquamarine loose stone is more valuable the darker the blue color present. Beryl is a mineral associated magmatic granitic rocks, so their varieties, such as aquamarine, are too. This mineral phase originates from the pegmatite, normally at temperatures between 1000.