An Aquamarine Ring – Beauty and Dependability

Any aquamarine ring that you buy isn’t only beautiful, it’s also a part of the beryl family – the same as its better known cousin Emerald. Beryls are known for their beauty as well as durability and brilliance. That makes Aquamarine gemstone rings one of the more durable gem rings around. Aquamarine rings get their coloring from trace amounts of iron in the gemstone structure. But aside from being a great birthstone gift for people born in March, you’ll find that any aquamarine ring is also reasonably priced too since it’s readily available all over the world. Since it’s one of the more affordable gem rings, many people can afford an aquamarine ring in larger carat sizes, as opposed to rubies or sapphires in the corundum family, which are rarer and mostly available in smaller sizes.

The Look of an Aquamarine Ring
Many rough aquamarines have a natural greenish tint, but this disappears when heated to low temperatures after the aquamarine is cut and polished. This heat treatment turns the green hue into a blue hue instead. This treatment is widely practiced and accepted in the professional gemstone markets. Many aquamarine ring buyers today like more of a natural look to the stone and prefer some greenish coloring to it. That means since the color varies so greatly from blue green to more blue or more green, you might have a hard time decided which color hue is for you.

The Cut of an Aquamarine Ring
As with all gemstone rings and gemstone jewelry, the quality of the gemstones cut is important. An aquamarine ring is no different. Simple timeless designs, like emerald cuts accented with two diamonds are often the most preferred. When it comes to angles of an aquamarine ring, low crown angles produce higher brilliance, while higher crowns will deepen the color. In conclusion remember that the price of an aquamarine ring can depend on the same factors as other gemstone jewelry such as the clarity, the depth of color and the purity of color. That means the deeper or more intense the aquamarine color your aquamarine ring appears to be, the more its worth.