Aquamarine information page uses for healing

This stone has the calming, soothing energy of the sea. This is the stone of courage. Tranquilizing, uplifting, openness, innocence, lightheartedness, creativity, communication, self-awareness, confidence, purpose. Throat, Spleen, Heart Chakra. Used for protection on journeys, especially those who travel on water. Affects etheric and mental levels. Helps stabilize and harmonize unsettled surroundings. Helps reduce fears. Has an affinity with sensitive and mystical people. Increases creativity and sharpens intuition. Excellent stone for meditation. Helps one attune to nature. Quiets the mind and reduces stress. Helps bring about a tolerance toward others. Recommended as a purifier of the throat and helps sore throats. Clears blocked communication and aids the user in verbal expression. This stone allows us to find our individually and be ourselves. It is helpful to those who wear it, in regards to finding love, promoting fidelity and smoothing out differences between others

Beryl (beryllium aluminum silicate)  
Types/Color

Aquamarine – light blue to blue-green

Bixbite – Red to strawberry-red

Emerald – Green

Goshenite – colorless

Heliodor – deep yellow

Morganite – Pink to peach

Other beryls may be referred to by their color, such as green beryl and yellow beryl.

Mohs hardness 7.5-8

Refractive index 1.57-1.6

Critical angle 39.5°

Specific gravity 2.65-2.75

Cleavage None

Fracture Conchoidal, tough

Dispersion Medium (.014)

Heat sensitivity None

Pleochroism Dichroic – Golden weak (yellow to light-yellow); Goshenite colorless, no dichroism; Green distinct (yellow-green to blue-green); Heliodor weak (gold-yellow to greenish-yellow); Morganite distinct (pale-pink to lavender-pink); Purple distinct (purple to colorless); Yellow (light yellow to medium yellow).

Birefringence (double refraction) Weak (.006-.009)

Crystal structure Hexagonal

Cutting Emerald and bixbite with heavy inclusions can break apart.  Otherwise, beryl is probably the easiest stone to facet.

Polishing Beryl polishes easily with alumina or cerium oxide.