This month, we celebrate a most beautiful birthstone, Aquamarine! Aquamarine is a color variety of the mineral Beryl. What’s fun about Beryl is that if it falls toward the BLUE color side, it’s AQUAMARINE, if it falls towards the GREEN side, it’s EMERALD, and if it’s PINK, it’s MORGANITE! They are all the same gemstones, just different colors!
Fun Aquamarine Facts:
- Mohs Hardness – 7.5 – 8
- It gets its name from Latin “aqua marina” which means “sea water.”
- The traditional gift for the 19th Wedding Anniversary
- Mostly mined in Brazil, but also in many countries across the world, including Zambia, Nigeria, and Madagascar, as well as Pakistan and Mozambique
- Considered a symbol of faithfulness, courage, and friendship
