Aventurine

Aventurine is a very sweet inexpensive stone. It's claim to fame is having inclusions that look like sparkles. If you buy extremely high quality aventurine (without the inclusions) it looks like emerald.

Aventurine General Information

This form of Cryptocrystaline Quartz contains inclusions of small crystals that reflect light and give a range of colours - depending on the nature of the inclusion. Hence aventurine may be green, greenish-brown, bluish-white, bluish green and orange. 

Aventurine has been confused with amazonite and jade. Dark green Aventurine generally has inclusions (due to green fuchsite mica and perhaps a bit of pyrite) which creates a speckled appearance. This is an easy identifying factor often called aventurescence.

If a colour is not stated with the word aventurine, it is usually assumed to be green.

Translucent Aventurine often fades in the sun.

Where Aventurine is found

 Aventurine is found in Brazil, India, Japan, Russia, Tanzania, and USA.

Anniversary Gemstone for Aventurine

Aventurine is the anniversary gemstone for the 8th year of marriage.

Aventurine Mystical Properties

Aventurine is said to be the "Healer of the heart and soul."  It balances masculine and feminine energies and assists one in making the "right" decisions.

More Aventurine Lore 

There was a custom of assigning various Masculine and Feminine Saints with a particular gem for use in talismans. The name Andrew (i.e. patron Saint Andrew) is associated with Aventurine.