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Variety · Silicate

Aventurine

SiO₂

Quartzite-like quartz sparkling with fuchsite or hematite platelets.

Hardness7
Crystal systemTrigonal
ClassSilicate
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Aventurine specimen

Aventurine (green quartz) pebbles. Photo : Mauro Cateb — Photo: Mauro Cateb · CC BY-SA 3.0

Aventurine

Also known as: Aventurine quartz.

Aventurine is a form of quartzite, characterised by its translucency and the presence of platy mineral inclusions that give it a shimmering or glistening effect termed aventurescence.

Intro adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Aventurine is a mineral variety of Quartz, with the chemical formula SiO₂.

It crystallizes in the trigonal crystal system.

Key properties: Mohs hardness 7; typically green or red or orange or blue.

Collections: Gemstones.

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