You don’t have to be a mermaid to be enthralled by the divine blue-green gem known as aquamarine whose name indeed is derived from the Latin term for seawater.

Aquamarine is a variety of the mineral beryl, the same mineral as emerald.

Aquamarine for the Mermaid in you

Aquamarine is found in a range of blue shades, from pale pastel to greenish-blue to deep blue. As the mermaids treasured gem, legends say aquamarine had the power to keep sailors safe and prevent seasickness.

If you are looking for a little help with your love life, aquamarine’s mystical powers include the ability to help couples smooth out their differences, protection against the allure of the devil and a cure for headaches! Since early times, aquamarine has been believed to endow the wearer with foresight, courage, and happiness.

Fountain of Youth

And if you need more reasons to love this gem of the sea, aquamarine increases intelligence and helps make one youthful! The aquamarine is an excellent stone for meditation. There is lightness about this stone that causes one to see the equality of life: a sense of serenity or peace with it, much as the sea brings peace to many who have troubled souls. How Zen!

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