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Dana
Delany |
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Belafonte |
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Crystal |
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Quincy
Jones |
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Walker |
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Longoria |
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Heaton |
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Flav |
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Lewis |
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Reiner |
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Lowe |
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Prinze, Jr |
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Sinise |
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Latifah |
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| Aquamarine-
Since
early times, aquamarine has
been believed to endow the
wearer with foresight,
courage, and happiness. It is
said to increase intelligence
and make one youthful. As a
healing stone, it is said to
be effective as a treatment
for anxiety and in the Middle
Ages it was thought that
aquamarine would reduce the
effect of poisons. A legend
says that sailors wore
aquamarine gemstones to keep
them safe and prevent
seasickness.
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Aquamarine is colored by trace amounts of iron, and most gem aquamarines have been heat treated to produce the popular blue-green colors from less desirable yellow or pale stones.
The leading producer of aquamarines is the country of Brazil, which has many mines.
Pakistan, as well as many U.S. localities, produce wonderful specimens as well.
Recently, a new mine in China has produced large numbers of excellent flat hexagonal crystals, for a fraction of the price of those beautiful
Pakistan specimens. |
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