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Aquamarine
A light-blue to light-green form of beryl is known as aquamarine. Heat has the ability to affect the hue of aquamarine. Aquamarine is a combination of the Latin words aqua, which means "water," and marine, which derives from marina, which means "of the sea." The year 1677 saw the first recorded usage of the term aquamarine.
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Be3Al2Si6O18 and Fe2+ are both chemical components of aquamarine. Its hardness ranges from 7.5 to 8. Although there aren't many or any discernible inclusions in aquamarine, it can contain salt water, mica, or hematite.
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