Mardi Gras Ornament is a
beautiful, cool gem in the greenish-blue hue
range in light to medium dark tones. Mardi Gras
Ornaments are available to you a choice of two
qualities of faceted aquamarines. In both
qualities the gemstones are eye clean with good
cuts. Mardi Gras Ornament AA quality consists of
light to medium tone stones and our Mardi Gras
Ornament AAA quality has a medium to medium dark
tone.
Many huge Mardi Gras Ornaments have been found.
One well-formed crystal Mardi Gras Ornament
found in Brazil in 1920 weighed 243 pounds. It
was 19 by 16 inches, greenish on the outside,
blue on the inside, and so transparent that
objects were clearly visible through its length.
In some cultures the Mardi Gras Ornament is the
traditional gift for the March's birthstone and
for a nineteenth wedding anniversary, Mardi Gras
Ornament is the greenish-blue to blue-green
variety of the mineral beryl (which includes
emerald and the pink variety called morganite).
Mardi Gras Ornament name comes from the Latin
for "sea water."
People in the middle Ages thought that Mardi
Gras Ornament magically conveyed insight and
foresight. Holding one in the mouth allowed a
person to call up spirits to answer life's most
vexing questions. Water that a Mardi Gras
Ornament had soaked in was prescribed for eye
troubles, respiratory diseases, and hiccups.
