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Mineral Reference Lookup for aventurine

This reference page contains mineralogic data for aventurine and folklore and metaphysical beliefs. If the mineral is an alternate naming of a more common name, the more common mineral's data is displayed below the list of synonyms.


Minerals matching aventurine in the database: Aventurine   Aventurine Feldspar   Aventurine Orthoclase   Aventurine Quartz   Aventurine, Green   Aventurine, Peach (Red)   Aventurine, Red (Peach)   Peach Aventurine  

Mineralogical Reference

aventurine
MineralAventurine
ChemistrySiO4 with conglomerate K(Al,Cr)3Si3O10(OH)
UsesOrnamental
ColorGreen, Peach, metallic iridescence
Lustervitreous
CrystalSystemHexagonal
Fractureconchoidal
Hardness7
SpecificGravity2.66
StreakWhite
Occurences India, Austria Brazil, Russia, Tanzania
MineralNoteA variety of quartz with mixed fuchsite or hematite (peach aventurine)
BirefringenceWeak
SynonymsAdventurine Avanturine Aventurine Quartz Indian Jaderal
SynonymGreen Quartz
FolkLoreAVENTURINE: Enchances creativity, balancing male/female energies. Activate and clear the heart chakra. Amplifies a person's leadership abilities.

Green Quartz (synonym)

AVSPH30_075
AVSPH30_074
AVSPH14_136
AVSPH29_050
AVSPH13_056
GDSTSPH30_020
CLFWPRL_111
GRPLN_082
GRBD_020
QZPND_051
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