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Semi Precious Stone Aventurine

Aventurine is in the form of quartz .It was characterised by its translucency and in the presence of platy mineral inclusions that give a shimmering or glistening effect and it was called as aventurescence. Aventurine feldspar or sunstone can be confused with orange and red aventurine quartzite,. Aventurine is often provided and an excessive quantity of fuchsite may provide it not transparent,in which case it may be wrong for malachite at first glance. The name aventurine derived from the Italian "a ventura" meaning "by chance

Historical Facts Of Aventurine

Refractive Index:1.54-1.55

Chemical composition:SiO2

Hardness:6.5-7

Density:2.64-2.69

Crystal Group:triagonal

Zodiac Sign:Virgo

Month of the Year:August

Color Information green ,blue, red to auburn, carrots or peach, dusty purple, yellow, and silver-gray

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