Aquamarine - Aquamarine (English spelling)

Japanese: アクアマリン - あくあまりん(英語表記)aquamarine
Aquamarine - Aquamarine (English spelling)

The name of a type of beryl that is sea-blue and transparent. Compared to emeralds, it is undamaged and has fewer inclusions, and is produced in large crystals, making it less rare. It is mainly produced as hexagonal columnar crystals in granitic pegmatites. Its main production areas are Brazil, the Ural region of Russia, Namibia, and Madagascar, with only small amounts produced in Japan in the Naegi region of Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture, Yamanoo in Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture, and Tanoueyama in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture. Green or yellow beryl can be turned into aquamarine by heat treatment. The name is derived from the Latin word for seawater, due to its distinctive color. It is the birthstone for March.

[Satoshi Matsubara]

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Aquamarine
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Aquamarine

Aquamarine (Raw Stone)
Made in Kurodaira, Kofu City, Yamanashi Prefecture ©Shogakukan

Aquamarine (Raw Stone)


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

緑柱石のうち、海青色で透明なものをさす宝石名。エメラルドに比べて無傷で包有物が少なく、また大形の結晶が産するため希少価値は乏しい。六角柱状の結晶として、おもに花崗(かこう)岩質ペグマタイト中に産する。おもな産地は、ブラジル、ロシアのウラル地方、ナミビア、マダガスカル島などで、日本では岐阜県中津川市苗木地方、茨城県桜川(さくらがわ)市山ノ尾、滋賀県大津市田ノ上山などで少量産したにすぎない。なお、緑色ないし黄色の緑柱石を加熱処理してアクアマリンに変えることができる。名称はその特徴的な色から、海水を意味するラテン語に由来する。3月の誕生石。

[松原 聰]

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アクアマリン
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アクアマリン

アクアマリン〔原石〕
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アクアマリン〔原石〕


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