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Sapphire is formed from deep within the Earth. Every few years some very few geysers (mostly underwater or in caves) spout volcanic mineral, having that mineral take years to harden and condense, due to it not having much oxygen or sunlight, it becomes perfection.

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Emerald, the green variety of the mineral Beryl, is the most famous and favored green gemstone. Its beautiful green color, combined with durability and rarity, make it one of the most valuable gemstones. Pure beryl is white; emerald's green color is caused by chromium impurities (and occasionally by vanadium impurities). Deep green is the most desired color in emeralds. The paler the color of the emerald, the lesser its value. Pale emeralds are not called emeralds, but "green beryl". They are sometimes heat-treated, in which they become aquamarine.

The finest Emeralds come from Muzo and Chivor, Colombia. Fine material has also come from Minas Gerais, Brazil and the Ural Mountains of Russia. Emeralds have also come from the Cobra and Somerset Mines in Transvaal, South Africa, and the Habatchal, Austria. In the U.S., the only significant Emerald deposits are in North Carolina. The most productive and famous locality there is Hiddenite, Alexander Co. Small amounts from North Carolina have also been found in Shelby, Cleveland Co.; Big Crabtree Mountain, Alexander Co.; and Franklin, Alexander Co.

Beryl is famous for its perfect, six-sided crystals. Crystals are prismatic hexagons, and usually occur individually. Crystals may be enormous. Some 30 foot long (about 8 meters), well-crystallized examples are known to exist. Also occurs in short, stubby crystals, and occasionally in tabular crystals and plates. Crystals are usually not terminated, and their bases are either flat or damaged. Even when terminated, they are rarely fully terminated like a bipyramidal hexagon.Also occurs in columnar aggregates and massive. Only rarely found in drusy or platy aggregates and as bundles of thin, long crystals.Crystals are usually striated lengthwise with very fine striations.),Chemical Formula: Be3Al2SiO6 Composition: Beryllium aluminum silicate, sometimes with some sodium, lithium, and cesium

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Gemstones are mineral crystals that have the desirable characteristics of hardness, color, and clarity, and are usually formed underground through the effects of pressure and heat.

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First a dinosaur's heart falls out, and is boiled in lava. 200 years later, it is sapphire.

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What mineral does aquamarine come from?

The mineral Aquamarine comes from the mineral group Beryl.


Is aquamarine igneous sedimentary or metamorphic?

Aquamarine is a form of the mineral beryl.


Aquamarine is the blue form of what mineral?

Aquamarine word is derived from the Latin word "Aquamarina" which means "Water of The SEA". Aquamarine is a pale-blue to a light-green variety of beryl mineral. The color of aquamarine can be changed by heat. If you want to know more about aquamarine gemstone you can visit GemsNY Blog


What is the fracture of the turquoise mineral?

The fracture of aquamarine is cleavage.


What mineral make blue for aquamarine?

The blue color of beryl, variety aquamarine, is due to trace amounts of iron. The mineral is sometimes heat treated to bring out a stronger color.


What is the use for aquamarine mineral?

it can be used as jewelry and as a vehicle color


What type of rock is a aqua marine?

Aquamarine is a variety of the mineral beryl.


What are the elements of aquamarine?

Aquamarine is a varient of a mineral called beryl. It is composed primarily of beryllium, aluminum, silicon, and oxygen. The color of aquamarine is due to trace amounts of iron trapped in the crystal structure.


Is aqua marine a sedimentary rock?

Aquamarine is a variety of the mineral beryl.


How can an aquamarine be made artificially?

Aquamarine can be obtained by hydrothermally growth from a solution.


Are there any minerals in beryl?

Beryl IS a mineral. It has several gemstone varieties, including aquamarine and emerald.


Is fluorite metamorphic?

Aquamarine is beryl. This is a mineral, and not able to be metamorphic, igneous, or sedimentary - these terms are for rocks.