Aquamarine and Sapphire Earrings

Aquamarine is a pale-blue to light-green variety of the beryl family. It is transparent to translucent and possesses a hexagonal crystal system. Aquamarine is a fairly common gemstone, rendering it more accessible for purchase, compared to other gems in the beryl family. Aquamarine mainly forms in granite pegmatites and hydrothermal veins, a process that takes millions of years and is associated with 500 million year old Precambrian rocks. Aquamarine occurs in many countries over the world, and is most commonly used for jewelry and decoration.