1. aquamarine ID card
Aquamarine alias: love stone, lucky stone.
Chemical composition: Be3Al2(Si2O6)3) 3)
Crystal system: hexagonal crystal system
Gloss and transparency: glass is shiny, mostly transparent, and a few can be translucent to opaque.
Refractive index:1.577 ~1.583 (0.017)
Birefringence: 0.005~0.005
Deviation: 0.0 14
Mohs hardness: 7.5~8
2. The beautiful legend of aquamarine
The English name of aquamarine comes from the Latin aquamarine, which means seawater. This is because ancient people found aquamarine as blue as seawater, so they gave it the attribute of water, thinking that it came from the bottom of the sea and was the essence of seawater.
Because of the close relationship between aquamarine and water, aquamarine has always been used by sailors as an amulet to pray for peace at sea, so aquamarine is also called "lucky stone". In fact, there are many beautiful legends about aquamarine, and its future trend is even more attractive.
The beautiful legend of aquamarine has many touching legends around aquamarine. It is said that there are a group of mermaids living in the deep sea. They like to collect aquamarine to dress themselves up. At the critical moment, they only need to bathe aquamarine in the sun, and they can get the help of mysterious forces. Therefore, aquamarine is also nicknamed "Mermaid Stone".
Aquamarine is also called "the stone of love". This allusion originated from ancient Greek mythology. It is said that a Shen Feng named Roland fell in love with a mortal woman, but this kind of love was not tolerated by the gods at that time. In order to be loyal to his love, Fengshen Roland gave up his life. Before he died, he prayed to Venus to seal his soul in aquamarine. Aquamarine, as the stone of love, places people's hopes for sweet love and happy marriage.
3. The origin of aquamarine
Aquamarine is mainly produced in Brazil, Mozambique and Madagascar. Brazilian aquamarine ore is mainly produced in pegmatite in minas gerais and coexists with topaz. In addition, aquamarine is also produced in the United States, Myanmar, India and Tanzania.
China's aquamarine producing areas mainly include Xinjiang, Yunnan, Inner Mongolia, Hainan, Sichuan and other places, among which the aquamarine produced in Xinjiang and Yunnan has the best quality.
4. Commercial name of aquamarine color
Among aquamarine, Santa Maria aquamarine is famous for its bright and extreme blue color, and has no brown (yellow) tone. It is named Santa Maria because it is produced in the Santa Maria de Itabira mine in Brazil. Santa Maria has gradually become synonymous with high-quality aquamarine because of its magnificent and bright colors.
Nowadays, the mineral resources of Santa Maria de Itabira are decreasing day by day, and Mozambique in Africa has become a high-quality aquamarine producing area second only to Brazil. Mozambique aquamarine from 199 1 is rich in color, which is comparable to that from Santa Maria de Itabira mine in Brazil. These aquamarine from Africa are named "Santa Maria Africa". In recent years, Madagascar aquamarine has gradually become the new favorite of the market. In addition, high-quality aquamarine is occasionally produced in the Ulisha region of India.
In recent two years, the price of aquamarine has steadily increased from 20 19 to 202 1, which can be summarized as follows:
1, the color of aquamarine is sought after by people who are pursuing fashion at present, especially in summer, giving people an elegant and refreshing feeling;
2. The promotion of major first-line brands in the world has made Hailanbao more and more famous;
3. In terms of mining output, high-quality aquamarine raw materials are scarce.
Judging from the preference of domestic market for aquamarine and Morganite, consumers prefer the deep and clear Santa Maria aquamarine.
In terms of size and style, the weight is between tens of carats and two carats, and the style design will tend to pursue young, fashionable and luxurious styles; The weight is between 3- 15 carats, and the design direction will be personalized customization and collection.
Aquamarine is graded in color, and the commercial names can be rated as Santa Maria color and exceptional Santa Maria color. Santa Maria is used to describe the color of high-quality aquamarine. Only blue aquamarine with high saturation and suitable brightness is given the color description of "Santa Maria". Among them, the Santa Maria color with higher saturation and better brightness will get the rating of super Santa Maria color.