Chinese
Name:東陵玉、砂金石、砂金石英
English Name:Aventurine,
Aventurine Quartz, Golden sandstone
Chemical
Composition:SiO2
Crystal System:Trigonal
Hardness:6.5 - 7.0
SG:2.64
- 2.69
RI:1.54
- 1.55 (Double refraction +0.009)
Related Chakra:Heart
Birthstone:May
Locality:Brazil, India, Japan,
United States, Africa
Colour:The
most common colour of aventurine is green, but it may also be
orange, brown, yellow, blue, or gray.
Remarks:Always
include with micro-grain crystals & pyrite. Mostly dark green with metallic glittery appearance caused
by included fuchsite (chrome-bearing green mica), red- to gold-brown
caused by hematite or goethite.
Special Optical Effect:Aventurine Effect, stone shows sparkling spots when rotated under reflective light, it's due to the tiny mica plates within the quartzite. |