Brazil, Madagascar, Mozambique, Pakistan, Russia, India, Sri Lanka, China, Color: blue to greenish blue, Hardness: 7.5, Refractive index: 1.57 1.59, Density: 2.67 2.75, Chemical composition: Be3Al2(SiO3)6, Crystal structure: hexagonal, Origins: Brazil, Nigeria, Madagascar, Mozambique, Pakistan, Russia, India, Sri Lanka, China. Aquamarine is a light blue or light greenish-blue variety of beryl, with darker stones being more expensive. Heat enhancement is often applied to enhance the blue color of aquamarines, but only clean pieces can be heated.
A primary mineral in hydrothermal veins, stockworks, disseminations
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Yellow, Green, Black, Greenish, Black
Pisces, Aquarius, Pisces, Aquarius, Pisces, Aquarius
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Transparent, Translucent, Transparent to translucent
Handbook of mineralogy (2001)