aquamarine

variety of beryl gemstone

AI overview

Aquamarine is a blue or blue-green gemstone that belongs to the beryl mineral family. It is valued as a precious stone for jewelry and other decorative purposes.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: mineral variety
Subclass of: beryl
Named after: sea water
Image: Aquamarine P1000141.JPG

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Commons category: Aquamarine
chemical formula: Be₃Al₂Si₅O₁₈

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Encyclopedic overview

Aquamarine is a pale-blue to light-green variety of the beryl family. It is transparent to translucent and possesses a hexagonal crystal system. Aquamarine is a fairly common gemstone, rendering it more accessible for purchase, compared to other gems in the beryl family.

Aquamarine mainly forms in granite pegmatites and hydrothermal veins, a process that takes millions of years and is associated with Precambrian rocks.

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