Definition of aventurine in English English dictionary
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
It was produced in the first place by the accidental (par aventure) dropping of some brass filings into a pot of melted glass
Transluscent greenish quartz mineral, internally granular Often mistaken for jade, another stone of a green color
Glass in which oxidized metallic particles are suspended, simulating aventurine quartz The most common are gold aventurine, which has a brilliant brown color, and is flecked with copper particles; and green aventurine, where the color is produced with particles of chromium GANTAD
Translucent glass with sparkling inclusions of gold, copper, or chromic oxide, first made in Venice in the 15th century Aventurine glass imitates the mineral of the same name, a variety of quartz spangled with mica
Is a stone to work primarily with the heart chakra It promotes the balance of all the bodies, and it is often seen as a stone of love
This technique involves adding gold flakes or coppery crystals to give an added luster to the glass