Raw aquamarine
Aquamarine helps to overcome sea sickness. The stone helps to relieve stress and fear. It is believed that aquamarine has a beneficial effect on the thyroid gland, as well as on the psychoemotional sphere. Moreover, pale and transparent gems can protect a person from burdensome and unnecessary relationships and connections. The more transparent and pale the color of aquamarine, the safer it is for the wearer. Stones with a greenish coloring are the best defenders of the evil eye and spoilage. The stone must be regularly washed with sea water or flowing - this will enhance the magical properties of the talisman. This product will be able even to make the most lazy person hardworking. A talisman with a picture of a toad or lizard carved on it. For this reason, dishonest people to wear a stone was contraindicated - sooner or later their lies will be revealed. In the old days, aquamarine was considered capable of knowing any secrets. In the Middle Ages, those who were afraid to be poisoned did not part with the aquamarine mascot: the legend says that the stone will protect the owner from poisons. Mages use aquamarines to search for lost things and fortune-telling. According to legend, hearing a false aquamarine begins to grow dull. The stone will give the bearer of courage and warn when he is lied to. Aquamarine protects the owner from gossip. When the master is overcome with sorrow and grief, the crystal grows dull. With inclement weather and the nervous mood of the owner, the stone becomes green. There is a belief that aquamarine has the ability to change its color depending on the weather, as well as on the well-being and mood of its owner.
A few days stay in the sun, and your crystal will change color from pale blue to dirty yellow, earthy or brownish-yellow color. Unfortunately, aquamarines have a phenomenal color instability: even a brief stay in the bright sun causes the discoloration of the gem. And about a hundred years ago in Brazil discovered a deposit of sapphire blue aquamarines.
South American stones can have a blue color. Minerals from the Southern Urals have a greenish tinge. For example, gems produced in the Urals and Transbaikalia are distinguished by their blue coloration. Not every aquamarine stone will have the color of sea water. In aquamarine with a flat cut at a certain angle, there will be a silver reflection, which resembles a chrysanthemum flower, but the topaz is incapable of this. However, a significant difference is the brighter shine of topaz, and also the fact that the gem has a much richer game when light is refracted. Aquamarine does not have such a defect as spinel, namely gaseous inclusions in stones that look like small bubbles.Īlso with aquamarine is similar topaz. What kind of stones can be confused with aquamarine? Blue spinels of a faint hue very much resemble aquamarine, but here on the jewelry quality they are much inferior to the glorified mineral. In the Middle Ages, they believed that aquamarine would ensure victory in sea battles, as well as safety in the journey. According to the beliefs, the gem is able to preserve the unity of the spouses and give courage. Good quality aquamarines are mined in the USA, India, Burma, Nigeria, Afghanistan. The aquamarine mines exist almost on all continents: they are mined in Argentina, Ireland, Norway, Ukraine and Sri Lanka. 82 kilograms - this weight was the largest gem found in the East Transbaikalia in the 18th century. The first minerals were found in the Urals in 1669. Large crystals of aquamarine were found on the territory of Russia. Aquamarines are mostly step-cut, and, interestingly, have high wear resistance. The main feature of aquamarine is two-color, which is manifested if the angle of view is changed. Gem is sometimes confused with pale sapphires or topaz. This mineral is characterized by fading with a long stay in the sun. " Aquamarine " in Latin means " sea water ", so the gem began to personify the soul and essence of the sea.Ī variety of beryl of bluish-green hues is called aquamarine.