• Hardness

  7.0.

• Occurrence

  Brazil, India, Russia, U.S., Japan and Tanzania.

• Appearance

  Jade-like green in color and opaque. Aventurine is a metamorphic rock, meaning that it's made up of more than one mineral. In this case, aventurine is mainly quartz, and other crystals, usually green mica. It is sometimes confused with jade and improperly called Indian Jade. The name can also be confused with a red variety of albite, known as aventurine feldspar.

• Enhancements

  Aventurine is not known to be enhanced.

  More information on gemstone enhancements.

• Aventurine

  • Item #QUA340
    	3.17 ct. total
    	8.0mm Cabochon, Round Cut
    	Medium Dark
    	Strong Strongly Bluish Green
    	Opaque
    	[N] Not enhanced.
    	Quantity Available: 4 pairs
    Aventurine Quartz	$ 9.99/pair

  • Item #QUA789
    	8.53 ct.
    	15.0mm Cabochon, Heart Cut
    	Medium
    	Strong Strongly Bluish Green
    	Opaque
    	[N] Not enhanced.
    	Quantity Available: 2
    Pendant with sterlin silver chain
    Aventurine Quartz	$ 9.99

  • Item #QUA790
    	17.28 ct.
    	20.0mm Cabochon, Heart Cut
    	Medium
    	Strong Strongly Bluish Green
    	Opaque
    	[N] Not enhanced.
    	Quantity Available: 2
    Pendant with sterlin silver chain
    Aventurine Quartz	$ 12.99

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