This about a mineral name Aquamarine and the month of the birthstone is March. Please try your best to answer it.
2006-12-07 01:40:10 · 2 answers · asked by japanese_pink_angel 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
"Aquamarine (Lat. aqua marina, "Gem of the sea") is a gemstone-quality transparent variety of beryl, having a delicate blue or turquoise color, suggestive of the tint of seawater. It's closely related to the gem emerald. Colors vary and yellow beryl, called heliodor; rose pink beryl, morganite; and white beryl, goshenite are known."
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2006-12-07 01:44:28 · answer #1 · answered by cfpops 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aquamarine is a blue gemstone variety of the mineral beryl . Chemical composition is Be3Al2Si6O18.
2006-12-07 03:00:20 · answer #2 · answered by saudipta c 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋