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LilithsSmile — Blue Aventurine

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Description This Is a very speical personal peice. I found this gemstone mining in Hellen, Ga when i was young. I then spent 3 weeks tumbling it to smooth it out then wrapped in myself. I also wear this upon a necklace of hemp i made myself as well.

Aventurine is the Star Sign for Libra and the Planetary stone of Taurus.
Aventurine is a translucent to opaque variety of microcrystalline quartz. It contains small inclusions of shiny minerals which give the stone a sparkling effect known as aventurescence. Inclusions of mica will give a silverish sheen, while inclusions of hematite give a reddish or grayish sparkle.
Aventurine ranges in color from green, peach, brown, blue and a creamy green. Besides its uses in jewelry, aventurine is also used for ornamental purposes like vases, bowls, and figurines.
Aventurine is found in India, Chile, Spain, Russia, Brazil, Austria, and Tanzania. It is a 6.5 on the Mohs scale of hardness. This mineral is often mistaken for amazonite or jade.
It is interesting that the name for the stone is derived from an accident. Sometime during the 18th century, Venetian glass workers were preparing molten glass when copper filings accidentally fell into the batch producing a glass with sparkles. The name aventurine comes from the Italian "a ventura," which means"by chance".
Deposits are found in Brazil, India, Austria, Russia, and Tanzania.

Folklore, Legend, and Healing Properties:
Aventurine has been used as a lucky talisman and is a popular stone for gamblers.
Legends say that it is an all-purpose healer, used to reduce stress, develop confidence, imagination and improve prosperity. A legend from ancient Tibet says that aventurine was used to improve nearsightedness and to increase the wearer's creativity.
Many believe that aventurine has the capacity to calm a troubled spirit and bring about inner peace.
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Comments: 3

crownedqhosts [2012-07-19 02:54:37 +0000 UTC]

It's beautiful.

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LilithsSmile In reply to crownedqhosts [2012-07-19 03:10:37 +0000 UTC]

thx very much

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crownedqhosts In reply to LilithsSmile [2012-07-19 13:40:09 +0000 UTC]

No problem.

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