AQUAMARINE (

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• LAT

Lat. aqua marina, "

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• WATER

water of the

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• SEA (in O. Eng. sae, a common Teutonic word; cf. Ger. See, Dutch Zee, &c.; the ultimate source is uncertain)
• SEA, COMMAND OF THE

sea ")  , a transparent variety of beryl (q.v.), having a delicate blue or bluish-green colour, suggestive of the tint of sea-water . It occurs at most localities which yield ordinary beryl, some of the finest coming from Russia . The gem-gravels of Ceylon contain aquamarine . Clear yellow beryl, such as occurs in Brazil, is sometimes called aquamarine chrysolite . When corundum presents the bluish tint of typical aquamarine, it is often termed Oriental aquamarine .