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From the Latin Aqua Marinus
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Aquamarine (from Latin: aqua marina, being, water: sea, i.e. seawater, marina, from marīnus; of the sea.) is a blue or cyan variety of beryl. It occurs at most localities that yield ordinary beryl.
A GoldSmith's workshop circa 1572
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The Studiolo was a room in the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence, where the paintings concealed the...
Understanding Gold
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I grew up in the back of my dad’s jewelry shop, always looking over the shoulder of the jewelers while they were repairing, reconditioning or manufacturing a piece from scratch...