Aquamarine Statement Necklace

Necklace #21

Length: 17”

This stunning Aquamarine necklace really makes a statement with three cultured Pearls and 32, 10mm Aquamarine beads. A ¾ inch 14/20 Gold-filled rope toggle clasp holds it together along with gold-filled “satellite” beads and two vintage gold 6mm beads in the center.

Aquamarine is March Birthstone.

The two gold beads by the center Pearl are vintage Retro Modern 60’s 14kt Gold that would have been strung on a gold chain back then. The melted gold would have been poured in a mold; they are hollow and very light.

Literally translating to ‘sea water’, aquamarine is colored by iron and occurs naturally as a pale, bluish-green color.  In the 19th century, blue-green aquamarines were preferred but now, stones are usually heat treated to remove the green hue, which produces a purer blue color. The more intense the blue color, the higher the value.

Aquamarine is in the Beryl family which includes these other amazing stones:
Emerald, Morganite, and Heliodor. Beryl is often found in granites and granitic pegmatites but it can also be found in metamorphic rocks or in the veins and cavities of limestones and marbles.