goldstone

American  

[gohld-stohn] / ˈgoʊldˌstoʊn /

noun

1. aventurine.

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goldstone British  

/ ˈɡəʊldˌstəʊn /

noun

1. another name for aventurine aventurine

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Etymology

Origin of goldstone

First recorded in 1620–30; gold + stone

Example Sentences

Turn to agate, goldstone and hematite stones for strength and courage, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2018

I watched the water ridging against the horizon like goldstone and changing swiftly to the blackest of greens.

From The Blue Man From "Mackinac And Lake Stories", 1899 by Catherwood, Mary Hartwell

She wore her new brown silk, with a lace collar pinned at the throat with the pin that had a brown goldstone setting in it, and her precious ring was on her finger.

From Laddie; a true blue story by Stratton-Porter, Gene

If he could have called these wide goldstone eyes with their tiny flames maternal it is the word he would have chosen.

From The Dust Flower by Kline, Hibberd V. B. (Hibberd Van Buren)