About the Mineral Aventurine

Colors

• Aventurine is typically green in color but can also be yellow, red-brown, blue-green, orange or silvery. It has what jewelers call inclusions, small flecks of other minerals that help it to reflect light and give it its range of colors.

Geography

• The mineral exists in large quantities in countries such as Brazil, India, Japan, China, Russia and Tanzania. Some aventurine deposits also exist in Rutland, Vermont.

Hardness

• On the Moh's scale, a range from one to ten that depict the hardness of a mineral, aventurine rates a 6.5.

Uses

• Inexpensive jewelry often features aventurine and the stone is the traditional gift for couples celebrating their eighth wedding anniversary, according to AllThatGifts.com.

Legends

• Some gamblers carry aventurine for good luck and some legends associated with the mineral say it has calming properties.

Misconceptions

• Aventurine is often mistaken for other green minerals, such as jade and amazonite.