Aquamarine is a gemstone that has a delicate blue or almost turquoise color....can almost have the appearance of sea water. Some of the finest quality of this gemstone comes from Russia. However, it is also found here in the United States in Central Colorado and Wyoming.
Fun Aquarmine Facts:
* State gemstone for Colorado and Missouri
* Gemstone for the 19th wedding anniversary
* People in the Middle Ages believed the stone had the power to overcome poison.
* Sailors often slept with a stone under their pillows to sleep more sound, and thought a mermaid's fish-like lower body was made of the gemstone.
References: Wikipedia
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