Green Aventurine
Specifications
Mineral Class: Quartz
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Hardness: 6.5 - 7
Luster: Vitreous
Diaphaneity: Translucent to Opaque
Colors: Green
Symbolizes: Serendipity
Source: Russia, Spain, Austria, Tanzania, Brazil, Chile, and India
This stone was named after the Italian word “a ventura”, which means “by chance” possibly owing to its lucky discovery of Aventurine glass in the 18th Century. Colloquial stories place the discovery and name by a Murano glass workman, accidentally letting copper fillings fall into the molten glass, naming it, “avventurino". Most green and blue Aventurine we find today comes from India, while the creamy whites and grays and orange occur in Chile, Spain and Russia. It is commonly carved into figurines, monuments, sculptures, beads, and cabochons for jewelry.