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A translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals
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aventurine
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Wikipedia
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Aventurine is a form of quartz , characterised by its translucency and the presence of platy mineral inclusions that give a shimmering or glistening effect termed aventurescence . The most common colour of aventurine is green, but it may also be orange, ...
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alt. 1 A kind of glass, containing gold-colored spangles. It was produced in the first place by the accidental (''par aventure'') dropping of some brass filings into a pot of melted glass. 2 (context mineral English) A variety of translucent quartz, spangled ...
WordNet
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n. a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals [syn: sunstone ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Aventurine \A*ven"tu*rine\, n. [F. aventurine: cf. It. avventurino.] A kind of glass, containing gold-colored spangles. It was produced in the first place by the accidental (par aventure) dropping of some brass filings into a pot of melted glass. (Min.) ...
Usage examples of aventurine.
She raised downcast eyes briefly to my face and at Annette’s prompting told me she was putting together a consignment of rhodonite, jasper, aventurine and tiger eye, for one of the largest firms of jewelry manufacturers.
The floor was inset with tourmaline, amber, amethyst, aventurine, and other semiprecious stones.