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aventurine

noun
aven·​tu·​rine | \ É™-ˈven-chÉ™-ËŒrÄ“n How to pronounce aventurine (audio) , -rÉ™n\

Definition of aventurine

1 : glass containing opaque sparkling particles of foreign material (such as copper or chromic oxide)
2 : a translucent quartz spangled throughout with scales of mica or other mineral

Examples of aventurine in a Sentence

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 This frequently works out well for me, because most Americans are unfamiliar with jade and many jewelers cannot tell a strand of jade beads from one made from aventurine, which is similar but much less valuable. — Augusten Burroughs, Town & Country, "Augusten Burroughs On His Unlikely Passion for Jade Jewelry," 15 Sep. 2016

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First Known Use of aventurine

1785, in the meaning defined at sense 2

History and Etymology for aventurine

French, from aventure chance — more at adventure

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