[Jewelry making - Article 01631] - Re: [Orchid] What is Moss aqua?

[Alma Rands]

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    At the Tucson Gem show I purchased some tubular shaped beads which
    the vendor described as Moss Aquamarine. They are a pale transparent
    to translucent greenish color with dark inclusions which look like
    dendrites. 

    They are definitely greenish and not blue. The dark inclusions are
    brownish/black in color. Some of the inclusions are just blobs,
    others are string like. 

    The vendor was vague about the country of origin, but then we had a
    language problem. He did have a sign in the area of the beads which
    proclaimed "Moss Aquamarine." I took a chance and got them as they
    are well cut, and quite interesting. 

Alma Rands
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