Aventurine

Green Aventurine is a soft green semi-translucent to mostly opaque Quartzite (a rock, not a mineral) with inclusions of shimmering Fuchsite Mica. It’s name derives from the Italian phrase “per avventura” meaning “by chance,” and is said to have been the only stone that was made by man before its natural counterpart was discovered.

Aventurine can be found in other colors than its more common color of green. It may also be orange, blue, gray, yellow or brown