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.
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