Precious and semi-precious stones are fascinating minerals. Used for their powers for thousands of years, they have lost none of their splendor.
A stone of luck and prosperity, aventurine owes its name to a happy accident. Discover this stone with surprising virtues.
Color
Green, metallic sheen
Composition
Silicon dioxide
Price
From $7: it is an abundant stone, so it is very affordable.
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What are the origins of the aventurine stone?
Although this mineral has existed for a very long time, aventurine came out of anonymity around 1600 in Murano, near Venice. A glassmaker is said to have accidentally dropped copper flakes and brass filings into molten glass: he obtained a glittering glass that looked just like the real stone. In Italian, “per avventura” means “by chance”: aventurine was born!
Over the ages it has been given other names: it is sometimes sold as “Indian jade”, for its green color and its Indian deposits. Today its main deposits are in North and South America and in Asia, especially China and India.
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