Aquamarine 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch Carved It is frequently fluorescent under

It is frequently fluorescent under ultraviolet light

according to the Mohs hardness scale

It was named and first described by the Greek philosopher and botanist Theosphrastus in 315 BCE

angular fragments

A manganese carbonate material of the Calcite group

Aquamarine 3mm Table Cut Cube A Grade Bead - 15-16 Inch Carved It is frequently fluorescent underAquamarine is a transparent to translucent stone ranging from cerulean blue to light blue in higher grades. In lower grades it can be transparent to opaque and is commonly light blue, green and yellow with white and gray inclusions. The name is the Latin term for water of the sea. Aquamarine was once thought to be the treasure of mermaids, as well as a lucky stone for sailors.