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Birthstones for March -- Aquamarine

Aquamarine Jewelry Making Gemstone -- Birthstone for MarchThe birth stone for march is Aquamarine.  Aquamarine is a gemstone quality transparent variety of beryl and is closely related to the emerald.  Aquamarine has a hardness of between 7.5 and 8 making it harder than sand and dust.  Aquamarine is known for its delicate blue or turquoise color suggestive of the color of sea water.  Much of the naturally occurring aquamarine gemstones mined today are heated to bring out a bluer color.  The deeper the blue color, the more valuable the gemstone is considered.  Aquamarine is mined in the US in Colorado and is the the official state gem of that state. 

People in the middle ages thought that aquamarine could overcome the effects of poison.  Prior to the middle ages, ancient sailors often traveled with aquamarine crystals believing that it would ensure a safe passage. 

The largest aquamarine ever mined was found in Marambaia, Brazil and weighed 242 pounds.  It was 19 inches long and 16.5 inches in diameter.  Just think what that rock would do to your finger. 

For more information on aquamarine, please visit Wikipedia here.

Please select the picture above-right or select here to view our selection of man-made aquamarine and aquamarine colored CZs.

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Last updated 3/30/2007

This WigJig web page is provided as part of WigJig University - College of Jewelry Making Techniques.  We try to provide interesting jewelry making techniques using beads, jewelry wire and other jewelry supplies.  We hope that the jewelry making skills taught on these web pages will provide you enough information for you to incorporate these techniques in your own jewelry making projects.  For beginners, we suggest that you start with a visit to our Beginners Jewelry Making pages. These pages discuss the skills necessary for making jewelry in the detail that beginners need. We also suggest that beginners to jewelry making might need to visit the WigJig University College of Jewelry Making Designs for jewelry making projects using the skills and techniques shown here. 

 Most, but not all of the jewelry supplies shown here can be purchased in our WigJig store.  We try to have a complete selection of jewelry supplies in our store including chain, wire, glass beads, findings, watches, tools, etc. 

The jewelry making projects shown here do not use Sterling Silver.  The reason for this is simple, it is harder to get good pictures of Sterling Silver wire components than with colored wire including gold-filled, copper, or brass wire.  Any project shown in colored wire can be made in Sterling Silver wire.