What Elements Make Up Aquamarine?

Beryllium

• Beryllium (chemical element symbol Be) is corrosion resistant, lightweight, gray white and is brittle yet hard. On the Periodic Table of the Elements, beryllium, atomic number four, is classified in Group 2 and is an alkaline earth metal. Beryllium is the 23rd most abundant element in the earth's crust.

Aluminum

• Aluminum (chemical element symbol Al) is silvery white, malleable, ductile, and like beryllium is corrosion resistant and lightweight. It is the third most abundant element in the earth's crust. On the Periodic Table of the Element aluminum, atomic number 13, is in group 13 which doesn't have a name.

Oxygen

• Oxygen (chemical formula symbol O), the most abundant element in the earth's crust, is odorless and colorless. On the Periodic Table of the Elements, oxygen, atomic number eight, is in group 16 which is named Chalcogen.

Iron

• Iron (chemical element symbol Fe), the fourth most abundant element in the earth's crust, is silvery white and magnetic, and like aluminum is malleable and ductile. On the Periodic Table of the Elements iron, atomic number 26, is in group 8 which doesn't have a name.

Silicon

• Silicon (chemical element symbol Si) is brittle (like beryllium) and gray. It is abundant, like aluminum, oxygen and iron, and is the second most abundant element in the earth's crust. On the Periodic Table of the Elements silicon, atomic number 14, is in group 14 which doesn't have a name.