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aventurine

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
aventurine /əˈvɛntʃərɪn/

▶noun

1 brownish glass containing sparkling particles of copper or gold.

2 translucent quartz or feldspar containing small reflective mineral particles.

– origin C18: from Fr., from Ital. avventurino, from avventura ‘chance’ (because of its accidental discovery).

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