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(*) Aquamarine [Água-marinha in Portuguese] is a gemstone from the blue beryl family, a close relative of the emerald. It is deemed an all-Brazilian gemstone, highly appreciated by foreigners. Aquamarines can be found in the Brazilian states of Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo, Bahia, Rondônia, and Rio Grande do Norte, where the country’s best mines are located. Its color ranges from light to greenish blue, occasionally presenting some dark blue shades. Intense-blue, non-greenish-shade gems are the rarest ones, and most of perfectly-blue aquamarines have more often than not been submitted to special treatments, such as gem heating. This process eliminates greenish shades, which imparts the gem a more impressive ‘look’.