Gemstone that is usually associated with March is\nAquamarine. It is most often light in tone and ranges from greenish blue to\nblue-green. Like emeralds, this gemstone is actually a variety of a mineral\ncalled beryl. It is mined mainly in Brazil, but is also found in Nigeria,\nMadagascar, Zambia, Pakistan and Mozambique. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aquamarine is not only one of the March birthstones,\nbut it is also used to celebrate 19th<\/sup> wedding anniversaries. It is a\nbeautiful stone with little or no yellow in it, so it looks great in many\nsettings with different coloured metals and gemstones. The darker the hue, the\nmore expensive the gem. It is also a relatively durable gemstone with a\nhardness of 7.5 on the Mohs scale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Aquamarine is associated with tranquillity. The name\naquamarine is derived from the Latin word aqua, meaning water, and marina,\nmeaning the sea. This gemstone was believed to protect sailors as well as to\nguarantee a safe voyage. Blue colour is thought to cool the temper, allowing\nthe wearer to remain calm and level-headed. Some believe that aquamarine is a\ngreat present for the bride at a wedding that symbolizes long unity and love.\nIt is thought to bring both physical and mental health. <\/p>\n\n\n\n March is one of the months that has more than one\nbirthstone, the second being bloodstone. It is a dark-green stone with red\nspots of iron oxide. It is generally found in India, Brazil and Australia. Historically,\nbloodstone was believed to have healing powers. Today, some people cherish it\nas a lucky charm or amulet and it is prized by athletes or those who wish to\nincrease their personal strength. It is believed it can help increase one\u2019s\nmental and physical energy. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Gemstone that is usually associated with March is Aquamarine. It is most often light in tone and ranges from greenish blue to blue-green. Like emeralds, this gemstone is actually a variety of a mineral called beryl. It is mined mainly in Brazil, but is also found in Nigeria, Madagascar, Zambia, Pakistan and Mozambique. Aquamarine is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16046,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[136],"class_list":["post-2093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-birthstones"],"yoast_head":"\n