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Aquamarine

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(Lat. aqua marina, " water of the sea"), a transparent variety of beryl, having a delicate blue or bluish-green colour, suggestive of the tint of sea-water. It occurs at most localities which yield ordinary beryl, some of the finest coming from Russia. The gem-gravels of Ceylon contain aquamarine. Clear yellow beryl, such as occurs in Brazil, is sometimes called aquamarine chrysolite. When corundum presents the bluish tint of typical aquamarine, it is often termed Oriental aquamarine.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Aquamarine'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/aquamarine.html. 1910.
 
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