All About Aquamarine

Aquamarine is probably one of the most popular gemstones, and if you were born in March it's even more special to you, because it's your birthstone. Colors range from pale to vivid blue, and some aquamarines have shades of green thrown in. Top quality aquamarines are very clear (unlike most of their close family members, emeralds, which tend to have more inclusions). But even cloudy aquamarines have a charm all their own (like you'll see in the ocean-inspired necklaces in my shopping collection).

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