Aquamarine 9x13-12x16mm Top Drill Irregular Flat Drop - 15-16 Inch Puff Coin Turquoise beads found in Iraq

Turquoise beads found in Iraq date back to 5000 BCE

The word "beryl" is derived from the Greek beryllos

as well as facilitating prophetic dreams and visions

in 315 BCE

while today it is primarily mined in Africa

Aquamarine 9x13-12x16mm Top Drill Irregular Flat Drop - 15-16 Inch Puff Coin Turquoise beads found in IraqAquamarine is a transparent to translucent stone ranging from cerulean blue to light blue in higher grades. In lower grades it can be transparent to opaque and is commonly light blue, green and yellow with white and gray inclusions. The name is the Latin term for water of the sea. Aquamarine was once thought to be the treasure of mermaids, as well as a lucky stone for sailors.