09 Mar March Birthstone: Aquamarine

March’s birthstone is the Aquamarine, a lovely blue-green stone. It’s name is derived form the Roman word aqua, for water, and mare which means sea. The Romans believed that it was sacred to Neptune, the god of the sea, and sailors would wear the stone as protection against any dangers while they were at sea.

Aquamarine is associated with beauty, loyalty and happiness and some believe that the stone can reawaken love in a relationship.