Aquamarine & Bloodstone - March’s birthstones

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Aquamarine & Bloodstone - March’s birthstones

Aquamarine’s color range is very narrow: it can be blue, to greenish blue in color. It gets its name from two Latin words; aqua meaning, “water” and marina meaning “of the sea”. Nearly all the blue aquamarine found in the market results from heat treatment of bluish green, greenish yellow or even brownish yellow gems. Heat treatment removes the yellow color component and leaves a purer blue hue.

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Bloodstone is a type of jasper with a distinct look: red to brownish red flecks scattered across a dark green background. Bloodstone is sometimes chosen for Christian themed jewelry because the red blotches against the green is said to symbolize the blood of Jesus falling at the foot of the cross.