Aquamarine
Advice from the Experts
Aquamarine
Aquamarine is a beautiful subtle blue coloured gemstone named after the sea
Advice from the Experts
Aquamarine
Aquamarine is a beautiful subtle blue coloured gemstone named after the sea
Harriet’s tip:
The pale colour of aquamarine combines particularly well with bright white metal. For a watery look, your bespoke jewellery design can start with a beautiful aquamarine.
Start with a GemstoneKey Facts
- 7.5 – 8 on the Mohs scale of hardness
- Scorpio’s astrological stone or the hour stone for 3pm
- March’s birthstone (or historically May, June or October)
- Said to represent happiness and understanding
- Mined all over the world
- Most have been heat treated to improve their colour
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From the same family as the beryl and a lovely pale and subtle blue, aquamarines are mined all over the world including Argentina, Australia and Russia.
The word aquamarine is of course derived from their lovely sea blue colour and we find that setting these stones alongside diamonds and in white metal such as platinum or white gold is a particularly striking combination.
This gemstone is the birthstone for March and the stone is often associated with the qualities of happiness and understanding – so a good choice for an engagement ring!
As a semi-precious stone, they tend to be less expensive than sapphires and certainly blue diamonds and so are a very popular choice for rings involving larger stones or bolder designs.
Many stones have a green tinge to them which varies from stone to stone. It is often removed by heat treatment.
it should be assumed that the items we supply have been heat treated unless we specify otherwise.
