aventurine

American  

[uh-ven-chuh-reen, -rin] / əˈvɛn tʃəˌrin, -rɪn /

Or aventurin

noun

1. an opaque, brown glass containing fine, gold-colored particles.

2. any of several varieties of minerals, especially quartz or feldspar, spangled with bright particles of mica, hematite, or other minerals.

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aventurine British  

/ əˈvæntjʊrɪn, əˈvɛntjʊrɪn /

noun

1. a dark-coloured glass, usually green or brown, spangled with fine particles of gold, copper, or some other metal

2. Also called: sunstone.  a light-coloured translucent variety of orthoclase feldspar containing reddish-gold particles of iron compounds

3. a variety of quartz containing red or greenish particles of iron oxide or mica: a gemstone

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Etymology

Origin of aventurine

1805–15; < French, equivalent to aventure chance ( see adventure) + -ine -ine ²; so called because metal particles are introduced into the molten glass pell-mell ( à l'aventure )

Example Sentences

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aventurine

One star seller in France, JoyDogCat, offers handmade aventurine and labradorite bead collars for dogs.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 9, 2021

Owner Andi Xoch and candle brand Easton Wicks are offering handmade 4.5-ounce soy wax candles in macramé hangers with aventurine stones in three scents: Cactus Jade, Rosemary Sage and Eucalyptus Mint.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2021

Citrine, aventurine and moss agate are said to attract abundance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2018

From time to time they looked back at the sky, flaming red, and in its darker outer parts a mass of glittering flying sparks "like the gold dashes on aventurine lacquer ware."

From Bakemono Yashiki (The Haunted House), Retold from the Japanese Originals Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 2 by De Benneville, James S. (James Seguin)

Each of these rain-makers has a number of rain-stones, such as rock-crystal, aventurine, and amethyst, which he keeps in a pot.

From The Golden Bough by Frazer, James George, Sir