18" Faceted Aquamarine Bead Necklace 85322ea4f5aa7a207fa00efe7e737371

18" Faceted Aquamarine Bead Necklace 85322ea4f5aa7a207fa00efe7e737371Aquamarine is a light blue variety of beryl with hints of green. The blue color comes from the presence of ferrous iron, and without it or another impurity, beryl would be clear. Other noteworthy types of beryl include emerald, heliodor, and morganite. The name Aquamarine translates toaqua marina "water of the sea" in Latin. It is a highly sought after mineral that is most often cut and faceted to use as gemstone in jewelry.

Onchopristis is an extinct giant (up to 26 feet long) sawfish from Africa and New Zealand

Halite refers to a rock primarily composed of sodium chloride- otherwise known as “rock salt”

Blue coloration is caused by the presence of titanium and iron

Carnelian is one of the oldest minerals that has been used as a gemstone

kamacite and taenite

Regardless of the process

sulfur is used in a variety of methods

Each strand measures 16 inches in length

This enormous animal is thought to be a relative to today’s brown bear but it was significantly larger

This copper gives it its distinct green color

Garnet is the birthstone for January

a skull was discovered in Morocco