Aquamarine's Color Range by GIA
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 Published On Jul 21, 2014

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Aquamarine Color Range by GIA. March’s birthstone aquamarine is a popular gemstone among consumers, and comes in a variety of cuts, including cushion, emerald, and trillion. It is a color variety of the mineral beryl. Aquamarine color can vary from a moderately strong to medium dark and slightly greenish-blue color. It can also appear as a pale, watery blue. Fine aquamarine stone is a marriage between color and clarity. This video explains what makes aquamarine gemstones more valuable than other gems, and provides several examples of high-quality aquamarine stones, with specific details on each one. The highest-quality aquamarine gemstone is dark blue to slightly greenish blue, exhibits limpid transparency, and is clean with no visible inclusions.

Learn more about aquamarine with GIA's gem encyclopedia: http://www.gia.edu/aquamarine
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• Aquamarine Description: http://www.gia.edu/aquamarine-descrip...
• Aquamarine Buyer’s Guide: http://www.gia.edu/aquamarine#buyers-...
• Aquamarine History and Lore: http://www.gia.edu/aquamarine-history...
• Aquamarine Care and Cleaning Guide: http://www.gia.edu/aquamarine-care-cl...

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