Banded Aquamarine and Rose Quartz 6-8mm Pebble - 15-16 Inch Gem The opaque stone’s red color

The opaque stone’s red color is due to high iron content

The blue colors are photosensitive and may fade when exposed to excessive light or heat

It is an aluminum borosilicate mixed with iron

but has been used historically to describe the transparent variety

It is one of the world’s oldest known stones

Banded Aquamarine and Rose Quartz 6-8mm Pebble - 15-16 Inch Gem The opaque stone’s red colorAquamarine 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. Rose Quartz is a silicon dioxide crystal and one of the most common