TDSO Aquamarine Natural with Gold Precious Gem D10 Dice
This is a standard 16mm 10 sided D10 dice.
These are carved from real stone and are unlike any other dice and each set is individual. The numbers are laser engraved and hand painted with ink.
These are made for us at TheDiceShopOnline and are the best we have ever seen and are cut to a very high standard each set and dice is unique and vary slightly from the picture.
Material Properties
Aquamarine is the soft pale blue variety of the Beryl family of gemstones, which also includes Morganite, Goshenite, Yellow Beryl and Emerald. One of the most popular blue gemstones, Aquamarine is steeped in myth and legend. Known as the gem of the sea, even the name ‘Aquamarine’ comes from the Latin ‘aqua’ for ‘water’ and ‘marina’ for ‘of the sea’. Aquamarine can have wonderful clarity, meaning that it dazzles with a bright, energetic sparkle.
It is easy to see why Aquamarine has always been associated with the sea. Used in jewellery since at least 500 BC, its tropical ocean blue tones effortlessly invoke images of landless skies and the waters below. Once believed to be the treasure of mermaids, it was often worn by sailors and travellers as a talisman to protect against being shipwrecked and to ward off sea sickness. Pliny the Elder (23 AD - 79 AD) said of the gem, "The lovely Aquamarine, which seems to have come from some mermaid's treasure house, in the depths of the summer sea, has charms not to be denied".
Mystical Properties
Many superstitions and legends told throughout the long history of Aquamarine relate to water and the oceans, one being that the qualities of the gem are especially strong when submerged in water. When Aquamarine's perceived powers appeared to dwindle, the gem would be placed in water on the night of a sparkling full moon to revitalise it.
In times gone by, as a very last resort, sailors caught in a storm were believed to have thrown their Aquamarines overboard to calm the gods. The Romans and Greeks both revered the stone in this way and thought of it as the 'sailor's gem'.
Back on dry land, Aquamarine was believed to both soothe and prolong relationships. It was also once thought to render soldiers invincible and was thus carried into battle as a stone of protection. It was also thought to bring rains when they were desperately needed, and even to curse enemies with drought.
Invincibility – Protection – Water
Zodiac – Aquarius, Pisces
Planet – Neptune
This is a standard 16mm 10 sided D10 dice.
These are carved from real stone and are unlike any other dice and each set is individual. The numbers are laser engraved and hand painted with ink.
These are made for us at TheDiceShopOnline and are the best we have ever seen and are cut to a very high standard each set and dice is unique and vary slightly from the picture.
Material Properties
Aquamarine is the soft pale blue variety of the Beryl family of gemstones, which also includes Morganite, Goshenite, Yellow Beryl and Emerald. One of the most popular blue gemstones, Aquamarine is steeped in myth and legend. Known as the gem of the sea, even the name ‘Aquamarine’ comes from the Latin ‘aqua’ for ‘water’ and ‘marina’ for ‘of the sea’. Aquamarine can have wonderful clarity, meaning that it dazzles with a bright, energetic sparkle.
It is easy to see why Aquamarine has always been associated with the sea. Used in jewellery since at least 500 BC, its tropical ocean blue tones effortlessly invoke images of landless skies and the waters below. Once believed to be the treasure of mermaids, it was often worn by sailors and travellers as a talisman to protect against being shipwrecked and to ward off sea sickness. Pliny the Elder (23 AD - 79 AD) said of the gem, "The lovely Aquamarine, which seems to have come from some mermaid's treasure house, in the depths of the summer sea, has charms not to be denied".
Mystical Properties
Many superstitions and legends told throughout the long history of Aquamarine relate to water and the oceans, one being that the qualities of the gem are especially strong when submerged in water. When Aquamarine's perceived powers appeared to dwindle, the gem would be placed in water on the night of a sparkling full moon to revitalise it.
In times gone by, as a very last resort, sailors caught in a storm were believed to have thrown their Aquamarines overboard to calm the gods. The Romans and Greeks both revered the stone in this way and thought of it as the 'sailor's gem'.
Back on dry land, Aquamarine was believed to both soothe and prolong relationships. It was also once thought to render soldiers invincible and was thus carried into battle as a stone of protection. It was also thought to bring rains when they were desperately needed, and even to curse enemies with drought.
Invincibility – Protection – Water
Zodiac – Aquarius, Pisces
Planet – Neptune