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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Within Vinony's link graph, aquamarine is referenced by 139 other articles, and connects out to topaz, beryl and pegmatite.

It is catalogued under topics including Beryl group and Gemstones.

Its subject is documented across 62 Wikipedia language editions.

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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