Aquamarine is a beautiful blue-green stone with calming and balancing properties. It’s also the birthstone for people born in the month of March. The word "aquamarine" comes from the Latin words for "water" and "of the sea." It's easy to see why the stone has its name, given its appearance. The stone's blue color comes from traces of iron.

Properties
Colors: Light green and blue
Chakra: Throat
Number: Vibrates to 1
Planet: Moon
Zodiac: Aries, Gemini, Pisces
Bagua areas: Zhen (Family & New Beginnings), Xun (Wealth & Abundance)
Elements: Wood
Origin: United States, Mexico, Russia, Brazil, India, Ireland, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan

Meaning and Uses

Aquamarine is used for many healing purposes. It has a shielding effect on your energy field and has even been used for physical protection during battle and at sea. The stone is said to help you sift through energy and information, create mental clarity, and soothe an overactive mind; it's even used to improve the intellect.

The stone possesses kind energy that helps us to be more compassionate and less judgmental. The color of aquamarine is also connected to the wood element in feng shui, which can help us to cultivate loving-kindness. It has soft, flowing yin energy, similar to the moon.

The alignment of the chakras can be improved by the balancing properties of aquamarine. It has a special connection to the throat chakra and can help to improve communication. It also connects us to our higher levels of consciousness as well our higher self, making it a great stone to work with during meditation