Aquamarine 10mm Large Hole Round - 8-inchAquamarine is a transparent to translucent stone ranging from cerulean blue to light blue in higher grades. In lower grades it can be transparent to opaque and is commonly light blue, green and yellow with white and gray inclusions. The name is the Latin term for water of the sea. Aquamarine was once thought to be the treasure of mermaids, as well as a lucky stone for sailors.

*These beads are "diamond cut"

tans and golden tones that occur naturally within the stone

It is believed by some to improve memory and increase analytical skills

Shungite has been used as a folk medical treatment since the early 18th century

Wood Opalite occurs in a range of colors

the second-hardest mineral next to diamond

as well as translucent and iridescent

iron or manganese imp

It was discovered in Labrador

a green-colored mineral

Shattuckite is a pseudomorph

It has been mistaken for ruby and sapphire at times