aventurine

Definitions of aventurine
  1. noun
    a translucent quartz spangled with bits of mica or other minerals
    synonyms: sunstone
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    types:
    goldstone
    aventurine spangled densely with fine gold-colored particles
    type of:
    quartz
    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 impurities
    transparent gem
    a gemstone having the property of transmitting light without serious diffusion
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