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aven·tu·rine I. \əˈvenchəˌrēn, -_rə̇n\ noun also avan·tu·rine \əˈvän-\ (-s) Etymology: French aventurine, from aventure chance; from its chance discovery — more at adventure 1. : glass containing opaque sparkling particles of foreign material, usually (1) copper or (2) chromic oxide — called also respectively (1) gold aventurine or (2) chrome aventurine, green aventurine 2. : a translucent quartz spangled throughout with scales of mica or other mineral II. adjective also avanturine \“\ : having the brilliant spangled appearance of aventurine |