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<p>204.8.198.2: /* Culture and historical/mythical usage */</p> <hr /> <div>{{about|the mineral|other meanings|[[Aquamarine (disambiguation)]]}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Aquamarin cut.jpg|Aquamarine|thumb|250px]]<br /> '''Aquamarine''' (Lat. ''aqua marina'', &quot;water of the sea&quot;) is a [[gemstone]]-quality transparent variety of [[beryl]], having a delicate blue or blue-green color, suggestive of the tint of sea-water. It's closely related to the gem [[emerald]].<br /> <br /> It occurs at most localities which yield ordinary beryl, some of the finest coming from [[Russia]]. The gem-gravels of [[Sri Lanka]] contain aquamarine. Clear yellow beryl, such as occurs in [[Brazil]], is sometimes called aquamarine chrysolite. When [[corundum]] presents the bluish tint of typical aquamarine, it is often termed Oriental aquamarine. <br /> <br /> In the [[United States]], aquamarines can be found at the summit of [[Mount Antero|Mt. Antero]] in the [[Sawatch Range]] in central [[Colorado]]. In [[Brazil]], there are mines in the states of [[Minas Gerais]], [[Espírito Santo]] and [[Bahia]].<br /> <br /> The biggest aquamarine ever mined was found at the city of Marambaia, Minas Gerais. It weighed over 110 kg, and its dimensions were 48.5 cm long and 42 cm in diameter.<br /> <br /> Aquamarines containing green color are often heat-treated to remove this less desirable color. The majority of aquamarines, unlike other gemstones, are flawless.<br /> <br /> ==Culture and historical/mythical usage==<br /> Aquamarine is the [[birthstone]] associated with [[March]]. It is also the gemstone for the 19th Anniversary.<br /> <br /> The ancient [[Romans]] believed that the aquamarine was sacred to [[Neptune]], the god of the sea, having fallen from the jewel boxes of sirens and washed onto shore. Early sailors wore aquamarine talismans, engraved with the likeness of Neptune, as protection against dangers at sea.<br /> <br /> The association with water led to the belief that the aquamarine was particularly powerful when immersed. Water in which this gemstone had been submerged was used in ancient times to heal a variety of illnesses of the heart, liver, stomach, mouth and throat. suck these nuts nigga<br /> roock these dicks bitch<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[List of minerals]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> * {{1911}}<br /> * Diamond Bug. [http://diamondbug.blogspot.com/2006/03/flawless-aquamarine-march-birthstone.html &quot;Flawless Aquamarine: March Birthstone&quot;]. Retrieved March 16, 2006.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Silicate minerals]]<br /> [[Category:Gemstones]]<br /> <br /> [[bg:Аквамарин]]<br /> [[da:Akvamarin]]<br /> [[de:Aquamarin]]<br /> [[et:Akvamariin]]<br /> [[fr:Aigue-marine]]<br /> [[lt:Akvamarinas]]<br /> [[nl:Aquamarijn]]<br /> [[ja:アクアマリン]]<br /> [[no:Akvamarin]]<br /> [[pl:Akwamaryn]]<br /> [[pt:Água-marinha]]<br /> [[ru:Аквамарин]]<br /> [[sl:Akvamarin (kamen)]]<br /> [[vi:Berin]]<br /> [[uk:Аквамарин]]</div>

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<p>204.8.198.2: /* Culture and historical/mythical usage */</p> <hr /> <div>{{about|the mineral|other meanings|[[Aquamarine (disambiguation)]]}}<br /> <br /> [[Image:Aquamarin cut.jpg|Aquamarine|thumb|250px]]<br /> '''Aquamarine''' (Lat. ''aqua marina'', &quot;water of the sea&quot;) is a [[gemstone]]-quality transparent variety of [[beryl]], having a delicate blue or blue-green color, suggestive of the tint of sea-water. It's closely related to the gem [[emerald]].<br /> <br /> It occurs at most localities which yield ordinary beryl, some of the finest coming from [[Russia]]. The gem-gravels of [[Sri Lanka]] contain aquamarine. Clear yellow beryl, such as occurs in [[Brazil]], is sometimes called aquamarine chrysolite. When [[corundum]] presents the bluish tint of typical aquamarine, it is often termed Oriental aquamarine. <br /> <br /> In the [[United States]], aquamarines can be found at the summit of [[Mount Antero|Mt. Antero]] in the [[Sawatch Range]] in central [[Colorado]]. In [[Brazil]], there are mines in the states of [[Minas Gerais]], [[Espírito Santo]] and [[Bahia]].<br /> <br /> The biggest aquamarine ever mined was found at the city of Marambaia, Minas Gerais. It weighed over 110 kg, and its dimensions were 48.5 cm long and 42 cm in diameter.<br /> <br /> Aquamarines containing green color are often heat-treated to remove this less desirable color. The majority of aquamarines, unlike other gemstones, are flawless.<br /> <br /> ==Culture and historical/mythical usage==<br /> Aquamarine is the [[birthstone]] associated with [[March]]. It is also the gemstone for the 19th Anniversary.<br /> <br /> The ancient [[Romans]] believed that the aquamarine was sacred to [[Neptune]], the god of the sea, having fallen from the jewel boxes of sirens and washed onto shore. Early sailors wore aquamarine talismans, engraved with the likeness of Neptune, as protection against dangers at sea.<br /> <br /> The association with water led to the belief that the aquamarine was particularly powerful when immersed. Water in which this gemstone had been submerged was used in ancient times to heal a variety of illnesses of the heart, liver, stomach, mouth and throat. suck these nuts nigga<br /> <br /> == See also ==<br /> * [[List of minerals]]<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> * {{1911}}<br /> * Diamond Bug. [http://diamondbug.blogspot.com/2006/03/flawless-aquamarine-march-birthstone.html &quot;Flawless Aquamarine: March Birthstone&quot;]. Retrieved March 16, 2006.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Silicate minerals]]<br /> [[Category:Gemstones]]<br /> <br /> [[bg:Аквамарин]]<br /> [[da:Akvamarin]]<br /> [[de:Aquamarin]]<br /> [[et:Akvamariin]]<br /> [[fr:Aigue-marine]]<br /> [[lt:Akvamarinas]]<br /> [[nl:Aquamarijn]]<br /> [[ja:アクアマリン]]<br /> [[no:Akvamarin]]<br /> [[pl:Akwamaryn]]<br /> [[pt:Água-marinha]]<br /> [[ru:Аквамарин]]<br /> [[sl:Akvamarin (kamen)]]<br /> [[vi:Berin]]<br /> [[uk:Аквамарин]]</div>

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