This book is about minerals, crystals and rocks as you can see in the title. I will give information about a gemstone, information about their location and even the names of their shapes.
Often mistaken as Jade, Aventurine is a beautiful, forest green gemstone that is used for jewellery and more. Aventurine could be many other colours, including brown, yellow, grey and blue, but green is the most common. Aventurine is a part of the Quartz family.
Images of Aventurine:
Raw Aventurine:
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Tumbled Aventurine:
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How to recognize Aventurine:
Aventurine is a part of the Quartz family because of it's translucency and sparkly metallic inclusions. Aventurine also has darker and ligher zones on the same stone. Some varieties of Aventurine can be banded in shades of green.
Where to find Aventurine:
Aventurine quartz can be found in many locations around the world. Some of the most popular sources include Brazil, India, Austria, Chile, Russia and Tanzania.
