Aquamarine · Origin
Nigeria Aquamarine
Nigeria has become a significant modern source of aquamarine, occasionally producing material deep and saturated enough to be marketed as "Santa Maria Africana."
Nigerian aquamarine spans the full range from pale commercial stones to genuinely fine, deeply saturated material comparable to classic Brazilian Santa Maria color. Its emergence has added meaningful new supply to a market where truly deep-blue aquamarine remains relatively scarce regardless of origin.
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