aventurine
noun
- a kind of glass flecked with spangles, as from copper filings or bits of chromic oxide
- a variety of chert that contains sparkling bits of mica, hematite, etc.
See aventurine in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(ə-vĕnˈchə-rēnˌ, -rĭn) also a·ven·tu·rin (-rĭn)
noun- An opaque or semitranslucent brown glass flecked with small metallic particles, often of copper or chromic oxide.
- Any of several varieties of quartz or feldspar flecked with particles of mica, hematite, or other materials. Also called sunstone.
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