Aquamarine Pendant from Abitibi

This round aquamarine pendant by Gemmes Québec reveals a timeless elegance. The gemstone, tinted with the reflections of turquoise waters, rests delicately in a sterling silver setting.

Wear this creation with pride to enhance your everyday elegance or to add a distinctive touch to your outfits for special occasions.

Description

• Stone from Quebec, Abitibi
• Assembled in Quebec City
• Material: 925 sterling silver, aquamarine
• 18" chain
• Please note that each stone is unique, so the color may vary slightly from one piece of jewelry to another

Gemmes Québec

Interest in Quebec gemstones is quite recent. First extracted sporadically by prospectors or mineral collectors who used artisanal mining methods, they have only recently appeared on the jewellery market.

Despite the fact that geological contexts favourable to the formation of gemstones are rare in Quebec, Mr. André Gagnon, a lapidary from Quebec City, undertook research in 1994 in the mining archives, mineral collections and geological reports available.

Following the discovery of several interesting sites, he organized numerous expeditions to extract the minerals that seemed most promising for lapidary cutting and to subsequently offer them to jewellery artisans.

Did you know that?

Aquamarine is a gem that belongs to the Beryls group. It is in the waste of an old disused Lithium mine, in Abitibi, that these blue Beryls were found.