Aventurine
A variety of 'Quartzite'
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About Aventurine
Name:
From Italian "a ventura", meaning by chance (Aventurine glass, i.e. glass with small colouring copper inclusions, was first prepared accidentally in the early 18th century in Italy).
A variety of quartzite containing glistening fragments (usually mica, such as fuchsite, but also hematite), which can be cut and polished as a gemstone. Most commonly, when the public encounters this stone, it is in the form of green stone beads that can range from a pale to a medium green colour. Frequently, these beads have been treated with oil to make the stone look a darker colour than it would naturally, or even dyed to make the colour more attractive. Aventurine can also be found in other colours, but the most common colour is green. Aventurine is a general term that is used by different commercial interests to mean several kinds of stones (compare Aventurine Feldspar).
Compare with prasiolite, prase and plasma. Not to be confused with Aventurine glass or goldstone, a synthetic reddish (due to copper inclusions) or greenish (due to chromium) glass used as a "gem" material.
Visit gemdat.org for gemological information about Aventurine.
Compare with prasiolite, prase and plasma. Not to be confused with Aventurine glass or goldstone, a synthetic reddish (due to copper inclusions) or greenish (due to chromium) glass used as a "gem" material.
Visit gemdat.org for gemological information about Aventurine.Unique Identifiers
Mindat ID:
436 (as Aventurine)
51087 (as Quartzite)
51087 (as Quartzite)
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:436:7 (as Aventurine)
mindat:1:1:51087:7 (as Quartzite)
mindat:1:1:51087:7 (as Quartzite)
Synonyms of Aventurine
Other Language Names for Aventurine
Czech:Aventurin
Dutch:Aventurien
Finnish:Aventuriinikvartsi
French:Aventurine
German:Aventurin-Quarz
Hebrew:אוונטורין
Latvian:Avanturīns
Lithuanian:Avantiurinas
Portuguese:Aventurina
Slovak:Avanturín
Spanish:Aventurina
Swedish:Aventurin
Common Associates
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Other Information
Health Risks:
No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.
Internet Links for Aventurine
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References for Aventurine
Localities for Aventurine
Showing 25 localities.
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? - Indicates mineral may be doubtful at this locality.
- Good crystals or important locality for species.
- World class for species or very significant.
(TL) - Type Locality for a valid mineral species.
(FRL) - First Recorded Locality for everything else (eg varieties).
All localities listed without proper references should be considered as questionable.
Austria | |
| Exel (1993) |
Brazil | |
| Personal commentary Ricardo Fabrin to ... |
Canada | |
| www.geologyontario.mndm.gov.on.ca (n.d.) |
China | |
| Tang (2005) |
Czech Republic | |
| geological prospecting |
Germany | |
| Kaiser (1984) |
| Wittern (2001) |
India | |
| Richard M. Pearl: "Minerals of India" |
| Richard M. Pearl: "Minerals of India" |
| Richard M. Pearl: "Minerals of India" |
| Richard M. Pearl: "Minerals of India" | |
| Richard M. Pearl: "Minerals of India" |
Japan | |
| Petrov (n.d.) |
Slovakia | |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
| Koděra et al. (1986) |
South Africa | |
| Cairncross et al. (1995) |
| Cairncross et al. (1995) |
| Cairncross et al. (1995) |
| Cairncross et al. (1995) |
USA | |
| Ransom (1974) |
| Pabian (1971) |
| MacFall (1975) |
| Dietrich (1990) |
| Cordua (1998) |
Karnataka, India