Green Aventurine aka Aventurine Quartz
Green aventurine can look very similar to green quartz, but it's a different stone.
Aventurine is a type of quartz characterised by distinctive mineral inclusions which give it a shimmering or glistening effect.
Correctly known as aventurescence, this optical phenomenon is caused by light reflecting off 'platy' inclusions.
'Platy' describes mineral inclusions with a flat, plate-like shape.
Although fuchsite (fook~sight) tends to be the most common inclusion, it can also be lepidolite, hematite, goethite (ger~tite), muscovite or ilmenite.
When present in abundance, they can influence the colour of the stone. The colour of green aventurine comes from fuchsite, a chromium-rich mica.
Our green aventurine crystals are medium tumbled stones, but size can vary from piece to piece.
The stones in this listing all have minor imperfections, so are being offered at a reduced price.
