June 21st, 2009
Crystals of aquamarine the gemstone used in March birthstone
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Crystals of aquamarine, the gemstone used in March birthstone jewelry, have been found in huge sizes. The largest ever found was in Brazil in 1920 and weighed 243 pounds! It was an enormous 19″ long and 16″ wide. You can see a lovely, flawless sea green aquamarine gemstone of 879.5 carats at The British Museum of Natural History and a large piece of uncut crystal at the American Museum of Natural History.
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