• Aventurine is a type of fine grained quartz or quartzite.
• Aventurine is a semitransparent glass flecked with metalic particles
• Light reflecting from these hematite or mica particles produce a glittery, or aventurescent, effect
• Aventurine is a rock, not a mineral
• Aventurine can be found in a variety of colors
• Gold fill has more gold than plated gold
• Plated gold can lose it's luster and even wear away
More information on this semi-precious stone is available from
All~That~Gifts and the website for Patricia Jean Martin.