Genuine aquamarine metal is plated brass approximately 8 inches 10 mm aquamarine beads no lead, no nickel. I pay close attention to detail because I want you to love the jewelry that I made for you, forever. It’s very important to me that this piece is in your collection for years to come. We do our best to choose each stone carefully and purposefuly for every piece. However there might be slight differences in color size shape and clarity which makes each item unique and one of a kind. Each piece of jewelry will come in a colored satin drawstring bag for it’s protection and storage or to be ready to give as a gift.WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VISIT OUR SHOP! If you’d like to stay up to date with our latest creation or collection, please add our store to your favorites. We ship every day from Mon-Sat (except postal office holidays) and will do our best to ship on the same day when payment is received. Thank you for shopping small business. Feedback If you are NOT satisfied with our service for any reasons ,please DO contact us before you leave a neutral or negative feedback.We will try all we can do to solve the case timely and amicably.Thanks for your cooperation and patience.