Aquamarine's Color Range by GIA

Aquamarine's Color Range by GIA

http://gia.edu/gem-encyclopedia Aquamarine Color Range by GIA. March’s birthstone aquamarine is a popular gemstone among consumers, and comes in a variety of cuts, including cushion, emerald, and trillion. It is a color variety of the mineral beryl. Aquamarine color can vary from a moderately strong to medium dark and slightly greenish-blue color. It can also appear as a pale, watery blue. Fine aquamarine stone is a marriage between color and clarity. This video explains what makes aquamarine gemstones more valuable than other gems, and provides several examples of high-quality aquamarine stones, with specific details on each one. The highest-quality aquamarine gemstone is dark blue to slightly greenish blue, exhibits limpid transparency, and is clean with no visible inclusions. Learn more about aquamarine with GIA's gem encyclopedia: http://www.gia.edu/aquamarine • Aquamarine Quality Factors: http://www.gia.edu/aquamarine-quality... • Aquamarine Description: http://www.gia.edu/aquamarine-descrip... • Aquamarine Buyer’s Guide: http://www.gia.edu/aquamarine#buyers-... • Aquamarine History and Lore: http://www.gia.edu/aquamarine-history... • Aquamarine Care and Cleaning Guide: http://www.gia.edu/aquamarine-care-cl... Learn more about Aquamarine from the Official GIA Channel on YouTube • Aquamarine Crystals:    • Aquamarine Crystals by GIA   • Fashioned Aquamarine From Brazil:    • Video   GIA exists to connect people to the understanding of gems. Our videos provide more information on diamonds, gems, and other related topics • How to Choose a Diamond | GIA Diamond Grading Guide:    • How to Choose a Diamond: 10-Minute GIA Dia...   • How to Read a GIA Grading Report:    • How to Read a GIA Grading Report Video by GIA   • Sapphire and Ruby Mine in Palin, Cambodia:    • River Mining in Pailin, Cambodia, by GIA   • Mining for Emerald in Brazil:    • Mining for Emeralds in Brazil by GIA   What Attracts Us to Ruby | History:    • What Attracts Us to Ruby: History by GIA   SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL    / officialgiachannel   FOLLOW US Facebook:   / gia4cs   Blog: http://4csblog.gia.edu/ Twitter:   / gianews   Pinterest:   / giapins   Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/1076590629596...