A Geoscience Digital Image Library
A Geoscience Digital Image Library
| Title | Aquamarine (beryl) |
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| Description | Aquamarine is the blue, blue-green or aqua variety of the mineral beryl (Be3Al2Si6O18). Aquamarine is colored by trace amounts of iron in the crystal structure. Some gem aquamarines have been heat treated to produce the popular blue-green colors from less desirable yellow or pale stones. This gem is an emerald cut aquamarine. This gemstone is courtesy of The Jewel Box, Grand Forks, ND. |
| Photographer | Darla Sondrol. 2002-04-19. |
| Collection | The Jewel Box Collection of Gemstones. |
| Key words | aquamarine, beryl, Jewel Box |
| Tech details | 64 KB. Hand specimen. Fujifilm FinePix S1Pro digital camera; 60mm AF Nikon micro lens. |
| GeoDIL number | 2732 |
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