Aventurine The stone that favors surprisesAventurine is a kind of quartz consisting of interlinked transparent grains of quartz (quartzite). Mineral inclusions lend it its color. Most of the stones are green, but the color spectrum ranges from silver and copper tones to red and brown. The green shade is created by fuchsite. The stones often generate a special glow which is also known as aventurizing. The bestknown green specimens come from Nepal, India and Brazil. Bernd Wolf uses best quality aventurine from Brazil with homogeneous coloring and extraordinary clarity. Only a small fraction of the extracted mineral has these properties. The stone is said to favor surprises and to bring luck in love and gambling. It is credited with the attributes of originality, independence and self-control. In medicine, aventurine is ascribed binding and healing powers, it is said to be beneficial in skin disorders. It is the stone of the environment, in particular of the forests.
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