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- Dictionaryaquamarine/ˌakwəməˈriːn/
noun
- 1. a precious stone consisting of a light bluish-green variety of beryl: "a small boy with eyes the colour of aquamarines"
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Aquamarine definition: a transparent, light-blue or greenish-blue variety of beryl, used as a gem.. See examples of AQUAMARINE used in a sentence.
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Aquamarine is a transparent blue, blue-green, or green variety of beryl used as a gem. It is also a pale blue to light greenish blue color. Learn more about its etymology, examples, and history from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Aquamarine is a greenish-blue stone or colour, often used in jewellery or to describe eyes or water. Learn how to pronounce it, see examples of its use and find translations in different languages.
Aquamarine mainly forms in granite pegmatites and hydrothermal veins, and it is a very lengthy process that can take millions of years to form. Aquamarine occurs in many countries over the world, and is most commonly used for jewelry, decoration and its properties.
Aquamarine is a blue variety of beryl, a mineral that can also be green (emerald) or colorless. Learn about its properties, gemology, treatment, and how it is used in jewelry and as a birthstone.
- Silicate
- Colorless (harder than the streak plate)
- Vitreous
Aquamarine is a greenish-blue stone or color, often used in jewelry or to describe eyes or water. Learn how to pronounce it, see examples of usage and find translations in different languages.
aquamarine. (ækwəməriːn ) Word forms: plural aquamarines. 1. variable noun. Aquamarines are clear, greenish-blue stones, sometimes used to make jewellery. A necklace set with aquamarines. ...a large aquamarine ring. 2. colour. Aquamarine is used to describe things that are greenish-blue in colour.
