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aventurine
a·ven·tu·rine A0544900 (ə-vĕn′chə-rēn′, -rĭn) also a·ven·tu·rin (-rĭn)n.1. An opaque or semitranslucent brown glass flecked with small metallic particles, often of copper or chromic oxide.2. Any of several varieties of quartz or feldspar flecked with particles of mica, hematite, or other materials. Also called sunstone.
[French, from aventure, accident (so called because of its accidental discovery or the randomness of inclusions in it); see adventure.]
a·ven′tu·rine′ adj.aventurine (əˈvɛntjʊrɪn) or aventurin; avanturine (əˈvæntjʊrɪn) n1. (Elements & Compounds) a dark-coloured glass, usually green or brown, spangled with fine particles of gold, copper, or some other metal2. (Minerals) Also called: sunstone a light-coloured translucent variety of orthoclase feldspar containing reddish-gold particles of iron compounds3. (Minerals) a variety of quartz containing red or greenish particles of iron oxide or mica: a gemstone[C19: from French, from Italian avventurina, from avventura chance; so named because usually found by accident; see adventure]a•ven•tu•rine (əˈvɛn tʃəˌrin, -tʃər ɪn) also a•ven•tu•rin (-tʃər ɪn)
n. 1. an opaque brown glass containing fine, gold-colored particles. 2. any of several varieties of minerals, esp. quartz or feldspar, spangled with bright particles of mica, hematite, or other minerals. Also called goldstone. [1805–15; < French, derivative of aventure chance] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | aventurine - a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other mineralssunstonequartz - a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impuritiesgoldstone - aventurine spangled densely with fine gold-colored particlestransparent gem - a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion |
Translationsaventurine
aventurine[ə′vench·ə‚rēn] (mineralogy) A glass or mineral containing sparkling gold-colored particles, usually copper or chromic oxide. A shiny red or green translucent quartz having small, but microscopically visible, exsolved hematite or included mica particles. aventurineGlass (or glazes) containing colored spangles of nonglassy material.aventurine
Related to aventurine: rose quartzSynonyms for aventurinenoun a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other mineralsSynonymsRelated Words- quartz
- goldstone
- transparent gem
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