Aquamarine

The word aquamarine symbolizes the deep blue waters of the sea. Aqua means ‘water’ and marine means ‘of the sea’. The name obviously comes from the fact that all aquamarines are blue in color. The gem owes its name and popularity to the unique color that it has. This blue gemstone is the birthstone for the people born in the month of March and hence called as the March Birthstone.In India, the gem is know by it trade name ‘Beruj’. It is the birth stone for the month of march and a quality is sought after gem.