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aventurine

[uh-ven-chuh-reen, -rin]

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noun

an opaque, brown glass containing fine, gold-colored particles.

any of several varieties of minerals, especially quartz or feldspar, spangled with bright particles of mica, hematite, or other minerals.

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Also, a·ven·tu·rin.

Also called goldstone.

Origin:
1805–15; < French, equivalent to aventure chance (see adventure) + -ine -ine²; so called because metal particles are introduced into the molten glass pell-mell (à l'aventure)

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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

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aventurine, aventurin or avanturine (əˈvɛntjʊrɪn, əˈvæntjʊrɪn)

—n
1.	a dark-coloured glass, usually green or brown, spangled with fine particles of gold, copper, or some other metal
2.	Also called: sunstone a light-coloured translucent variety of orthoclase feldspar containing reddish-gold particles of iron compounds
3.	a variety of quartz containing red or greenish particles of iron oxide or mica: a gemstone

[C19: from French, from Italian avventurina, from avventura chance; so named because usually found by accident; see adventure]

aventurin, aventurin or avanturine

—n

[C19: from French, from Italian avventurina, from avventura chance; so named because usually found by accident; see adventure]

avanturine, aventurin or avanturine

—n

[C19: from French, from Italian avventurina, from avventura chance; so named because usually found by accident; see adventure]

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aventurine

either of two gem minerals, one a plagioclase feldspar and the other quartz. Both have a sparkling reflection from oriented minute inclusions of mica or hematite.

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