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The green beauty of the emerald, the birthstone for May, has enchanted mankind throughout the ages. The jewel symbolizes the beauty and promise of nature in the spring of each year, and also represents faith, kindness and goodness. Long ago, the emerald was dedicated to the goddess, Venus, and lovers were told it was endowed with the power of revealing faithfulness of a beloved. An old poem states:
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Aquamarine
Aquamarine is the treasure of sea mermaids and is as attractive as the mermaids seen in stories. It owes its name to two different Latin words: “aqua” and “mare,” which means “water” and “sea,” respectively. When both words are joined together, it creates a new name meaning, “seawater.” Most of the properties of this semi-precious gemstone relate to sea, including color, clarity, etc. It belongs to the family of beryl gemstones (which includes emeralds). It shares the birthstone with bloodstone for those born in the month of March. The basic color of aquamarine is light bluish, but is found in all possible shades of seawater. Bright light-blue color with full transparency is the most popular.
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