The name Acquamarina derives from the Latin from the words “aqua” (water) and “marinus” (belonging to the sea).

Aquamarine is a stone known since ancient times: the ancient Greeks and Romans believed that it could be an aid for sailors who were forced to navigate long routes. In fact, it was customary to throw amulets, or objects made with this stone, into the sea, to calm the god of the sea and defend himself from his wrath.

Aquamarine, like Emerald, belongs to the Berylliummineral family (from the ancient Greek “beryllos“), a mineral with a prismatic crystal structure whose color can vary from blue to aqua green.

Its formation takes place in pegmatite rocks during the cooling of magma (if this is sufficiently rich in beryllium), in the form of mineral deposit in river sediments and in metamorphic rocks.

Aquamarine is not a rare stone, so much so that it is possible to find even large specimens, mainly in Braziland Africa(Nigeria, Mozambique, Zambia and Madagascar). The color of Aquamarine is due to the presence of iron: the different concentrations of this element give life to its range of shades: from pastel colors to darker and more precious shades, deep blue, with sometimes flashes of green.

Transparency, color, cutand sizeare the elements to be evaluated for the purchase.
Di norma, ad occhio nudo, l’Acquamarina è trasparente e non presenta inclusioni, mostra il suo valore al meglio con il taglio a cabochon o a smeraldo, sottoposta alla luce naturale o di una candela.

Of particular value are the Brazilian stones, coming from Santa Maria de Itabria, with an intense blue color and the green-blue ones from the Boca-Rica deposit. Also fascinating are the varieties of cat’s eye aquamarine, a rare, three-dimensional and iridescent reflection, due to long parallel and needle-like inclusions that reflect light.