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Aquamarine is the mineral Beryl with the chemical formula,
Beryllium Aluminum Silicate, Be3Al2(SiO3)6

Beryl can be found with a variety of impurities or trace elements.
Iron is responsible for the coloration or beryl known as aquamarine.
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There can be other trace elements such as Cr (Chromium), V (Vanadium), Mn (Manganese) and more.

the mineral aquamarine belongs to the beryl group

aquamarine is a real mineral but it varies beryl also.

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