Our birthstone spotlight comes to you a little late this month due to all the excitement of Baselworld. But that doesn’t mean that we don’t love this month’s birthstone, aquamarine. This gemstone is a beautifully soft blue-green color that always looks striking when paired with white metals, and it goes with any eye and hair color combination. It’s traces of iron in the crystal structure that give aquamarine its color. Like with most gemstones the darker and more intense the color, the more valuable. Part of the beryl family, the aquamarine is also closely related to emeralds.

There are a couple of famous aquamarine gemstones in history. One of the largest pieces of aquamarine was found in Marambaya, Brazil back in 1910. This gemstone, known as the “Minas Gerais” weighted 243 lbs and was cut into gems with a total weight of over 100,000 carats. Another famous aquamarine is the “Dom Pedro” weighing 57 lbs and was cut by Bernd Munsteiner in 1992.

It comes as no surprise that aquamarine is associated with all things pertaining to sea. It has the reputation of being the jewel found in mermaids’ treasure chests and was a protective talisman for sailors at sea. It is also linked with the planet Neptune, the ocean planet.

One of our favorite pieces of aquamarine jewelry is this beautiful pair of pear-cut aquamarine and pave diamond dangle earrings. The aquamarine gemstones really stand out nestled amongst the paye diamonds.

Here are a few folks who have their birthdays in March:

March 1st – Javier Bardem
March 2nd – Dr. Seuss
March 5th – Eva Mendes
March 10th – Carrie Underwood
March 10th – Jon Hamm
March 12th – Jack Kerouac
March 14th – Albert Einstein
March 15th – Andrew Jackson
March 22nd – Reese Witherspoon
March 24th – Payton Manning
March 26th – Diana Ross
March 31st – Christopher Walken

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