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Aquamarine, often called the treasure of mermaids, is found and mined in Brazil and in countries that fall along the Mozambique geological belt in Africa. The “Dom Pedro,” the largest single piece of cut-gem aquamarine in the world, was found in a Brazilian mine in the late 1980s and is named after Brazil’s first two emperors (both named Pedro). The original crystal, weighing roughly 45 kg (100 lb), shattered into three pieces during excavation. The largest section (pictured) was sculpted into an obelisk shape about 35.5 cm (14 in) tall and weighing 10,363 carats or 2.1 kg (4.6 lbs). It is part of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History's collection in Washington, DC. Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian/ Greg Polley.
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