Gem Gallery - Aquamarine

Aquamarine Crystal

This sample of an aquamarine shows why it is admired for its beauty. Do you see the light being shown through it? - Photo by Valerie Power/GIA, courtesy Fine Minerals International - Daniel Trinchillo

Rough Aquamarine

Rough aquamarine is often a beautiful six-sided . - Photo by Valerie Power/GIA, courtesy Kunar Gemstones

Vietnam Gems

These rough and cut are from Vietnam. This country has a nice supply of clear rough aquamarine for cutting and polishing into many shapes and sizes. - Photo by Robert Weldon/GIA

Cut and Polished

This cut and polished aquamarine has no eye-visible . This is typical for aquamarine. - Photo by Eric Welch/GIA, courtesy Dudley Blauwet Gems, Louisville

Aquamarine Cabochon

This very greenish aquamarine has enough parallel to display a cat’s-eye.

Different Shapes

Aquamarine can be cut in a variety of typical shapes. Do you think the rough aquamarine is as beautiful as the polished gems? - Photo by Robert Weldon/GIA

Designer Cut

Aquamarine’s , brightness, and relaxing blue color make it wonderful to carve. This is a designer-cut gem created by a well-known gem artist, Bernd Munsteiner. This gem is about the size of a plum. - Photo by Robert Weldon/GIA

Skull Carving

Carvings are popular for translucent to opaque aquamarine. Translucent objects cannot be seen through very clearly and opaque objects cannot be seen through at all. Do you think the aquamarine in this skull carving is translucent or opaque? - Photo by Eric Welch/GIA, courtesy Neoart Peru

Largest Cut Aquamarine

This is an aquamarine obelisk [ah-buh-lisk] called the Dom Pedro, by artist Bernd Munsteiner. It is the largest cut aquamarine in the world. Obelisk is the term for the shape of this aquamarine. - Photo courtesy Eric Welch

Creative Cuts

People who cut are using original and creative ways to make aquamarine colors really stand out. - Photo by Lydia Dyer, gem courtesy of John Dyer & Co.

Aquamarine Art

Aquamarine is great material for creating artwork like this skillfully carved piece. It is about the size of an almond. - Photo by Lydia Dyer, gem courtesy of John Dyer & Co.