Aquamarine 10mm Round Step Cut - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Red Jasper Rose Quartz is a silicon

Rose Quartz is a silicon dioxide crystal and one of the most common varieties of the Quartz family

Its name is derived from the Greek word for blood

a microscopic protozoa with a silica shell

The most highly regarded colors are the reds and pinks

who first catalogued the stone in 1902

Aquamarine 10mm Round Step Cut - 15-16 Inch Stone Type_Red Jasper Rose Quartz is a siliconAquamarine 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.