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Sea green/blue brings out the virtue of crystalline waters, and the invigoration and unwinding of the ocean. It is quieting, mitigating, and purging, and moves truth, trust and giving up. In antiquated legend, Aquamarine was accepted to be the fortune of mermaids, and was utilized by mariners as a talisman of good fortunes, valor and insurance. It was additionally viewed as a stone of interminable youth and happiness.Today it secures all who go by, over, or close water, and opens the channels of clear and ardent correspondence.

The name Aquamarine originates from the Latin water marinus, signifying "water of the ocean," and alludes to its shimmering sea like shading. The light blue, straightforward gem is an individual from the Beryl family.

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