Aquamarine is the blue-green to blue variety of the mineral beryl (beryllium aluminum silicate) and, next to emerald (its "cousin"), the most highly desired for jewelry. In general, the darker and/or more pure the blue, the greater the value of the stone.
email: jhurd@valleyjewelers.com We have an eBay store (mainly items other than jewelry, but sometimes estate jewelry pieces), that Jim maintains as a hobby, where you can find lower priced items (lingerie, kitchen items, books of all kinds, vintage cameras & lenses, collectibles, etc.) that we find at estate sales and auctions. Most of these items are new, or used in near new condition (all lingerie is new), unless the item is rare--If you'd like to check it out, PLEASE CLICK HERE FOR OUR EBAY STORE