Aventurine: Meaning, origins and properties

Aventurine is one of the fine stones, previously called"semi-precious stones". Ultra feminine, it brings softness and serenity in a bracelet, a necklace or earrings.
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What does aventurine mean?

Aventurine takes its name from the Italian aventura, which means adventure. It was named after aventurine glass.

In the 16th century, the glassmakers of Venice in Italy settled on the island of Murano to protect the city of the Doges from fires. It is said that at that time, a master glassmaker inadvertently poured copper filings into the molten glass. This gave birth to a glass with flakes. Thus, per aventura (by chance) glass was born.
This decorative glass is still made today according to processes that are kept secret.
Very popular in Russia, it was used to make jewelry, but also objects such as vases, candlesticks, tableware ...

Before being called Aventurine, this gemstone had several names, such as Prase (a word derived from prason which means leek in ancient Greek) in reference to its green color.

The origin of aventurine

This green stone has been present in many civilizations for many centuries. As early as prehistoric times, the people of present-day Ethiopia made tools from aventurine.
For the Chinese, this gemstone was the imperial stone. They associated it with the goddess Guanyin Pusa, considered the goddess of mercy, compassion and unconditional love. The Chinese used it to make talismans or to concoct elixirs to give them vitality and well-being.
The Celts associated it with knowledge and spirituality. The Incas used it to attract luck and good fortune.
In the Tibetan culture, aventurine has a particular dimension. It was worn as an amulet to correct eye problems. It was also used to make the eyes of statues.

What are the properties of aventurine?

Aventurine is part of the Quartz family. It has a hardness between 6.5 and 7 on the Mohs scale and a density between 2.63 and 2.69.
It comes from magmatic rocks or hydrothermal veins.

What color is aventurine stone?

Its color goes from light green to green-brown, passing by the green-brown of gold. Translucent in appearance, it is characterized by its unique inclusions from one stone to another, which produce a brilliant effect.
There are also peach, brown, red and orange aventurine stones. Much rarer, aventurine stone can be blue (from very light blue to dark blue to midnight blue). It is then called dumortierite.

This green colored stone is sometimes confused with aventurine glass, Amazonite, Serpentine and Jadeite. Some brown varieties may also be similar to smoky quartz.

Where is aventurine found?

The main deposits of this green stone are in Brazil, India, the United States, China and Russia.
There are also veins in Europe, such as in France, Germany and Austria.

What are the benefits of aventurine?

Like turquoise, aventurine is a stone known for its softness. In lithotherapy, it is attributed many virtues. Considered as the stone of peace and balance, it would facilitate meditation, allow to stimulate creativity and decision making.
Linked to the chakra of the heart, it would bring appeasement and inner peace, would calm the spirits and would allow to control the emotions. It would have an anti-stress effect and would be able to support the acceptance of oneself and the one of the others.
The lithotherapists say that it is about the stone of the chance and the optimism. They even lend it the power to restore humor and cheerfulness to people who have lost them.

Attention: our gemstones are not sold for lithotherapy. Natural stones can in no way substitute for medical expertise or treatment.

How to clean and purify aventurine ?

Like all stones used for lithotherapy, the aventurine stone absorbs negative waves. This is why it is advisable to clean and recharge it regularly so that it regains all its benefits.
To purify it, simply clean it with salt water or with incense fumigations.

How to recharge an aventurine stone? To recharge it, you can expose the stone to sunlight or moonlight for a few hours. You can also put it on a pile of quartz.

How to wear aventurine?

To create jewelry with green aventurine, prefer silver tones, as gold tends to rob it of its brilliance. It will be enhanced with925 silver, a stainless steel jewelry primer or a jewelry component with a rhodium finish.

Which stone to wear with green aventurine? To accentuate its benefits in a piece of jewelry, you can combine aventurine with rose quartz, smoky quartz, citrine, turquoise, tiger's eye, amethyst, carnelian or labradorite.