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NewsletterAventurine quartz
(a-'ven-chu-ren-kwôrts)
17th c.; med. german quarz; slav. quarc; ital. tech. aventtura
A translucent quartz spangled throughout with scales of fuchsite or other green mineral, used as an ornamental stone and sometimes in jewelry
17th c.; med. german quarz; slav. quarc; ital. tech. aventtura
A translucent quartz spangled throughout with scales of fuchsite or other green mineral, used as an ornamental stone and sometimes in jewelry
Color
Green with inclusions of fuchsite, reddish with hematite
Family
Quartz
Chemical composition
SiO2 + different mineral inclusions
Crystal system
Hexagonal
Hardness (Mohs scale)
7
Specific gravity
2,66 ±0,30
Refractive index
1,544 - 1,553
Birefringence
0,009
Optical character
Uniaxial +
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