Aquamarine Information
Aquamarine is the birthstone for March and the stone is often associated with the qualities of happiness and understanding.
From the same family as the beryl and a lovely pale and subtle blue, aquamarines are mined from all over the world including Argentina, Australia and Russia.
The word aquamarine comes of course from their lovely sea blue colour and we find that setting these stones alonside diamonds is a particularly lovely combination. This crisp clean look is something we love in our wedding ring designs.
Many aquamarines have a green tinge to them and this will vary from stone to stone. Heat treating can remove this but we tend to think it is better to stick with the natural beauty of coloured gemstones. Aquamarines have a hardness of around 7.5 to 8 out of 10 (where 10 is the hardest stone, ie diamond)
