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New page: '''Aquamarine''' is a variety of the mineral Beryl (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate) and is used as a gemstone. The name aquamarine comes from the latin words "aqua marina", or "water of t...
'''Aquamarine''' is a variety of the [[mineral]] Beryl (Beryllium Aluminum Silicate) and is used as a gemstone. The name aquamarine comes from the latin words "aqua marina", or "water of the sea", which describes its transparent blue or blue-green color. The [[emerald]] is also a variety of the mineral Beryl.
The gems have been largely mined in [[Russia]] and [[Brazil]] and are also found in [[China]], [[India]], [[Australia]], [[Madagascar]], [[Sri Lanka]], and parts of [[Africa]]. In the [[United States]] they have been found in [[North Carolina]], [[Maine]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Connecticut]], and [[Colorado]], <ref> csd.unl.edu/surveyareas/aquamarine.asp </ref> <ref> http://diamondbug.blogspot.com/2006/03/flawless-aquamarine-march-birthstone.html </ref> <ref> http://www.all-that-gifts.com/se/aquamarine.html </ref> and on April 30, 1971, was adopted as the official state gemstone of Colorado. <ref> http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/history/symbemb.htm </ref>
Aquamarine is the birthstone for [[March]].
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The gems have been largely mined in [[Russia]] and [[Brazil]] and are also found in [[China]], [[India]], [[Australia]], [[Madagascar]], [[Sri Lanka]], and parts of [[Africa]]. In the [[United States]] they have been found in [[North Carolina]], [[Maine]], [[New Hampshire]], [[Connecticut]], and [[Colorado]], <ref> csd.unl.edu/surveyareas/aquamarine.asp </ref> <ref> http://diamondbug.blogspot.com/2006/03/flawless-aquamarine-march-birthstone.html </ref> <ref> http://www.all-that-gifts.com/se/aquamarine.html </ref> and on April 30, 1971, was adopted as the official state gemstone of Colorado. <ref> http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/doit/archives/history/symbemb.htm </ref>
Aquamarine is the birthstone for [[March]].
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