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Aventurine 
last edited:  10/19/11    number of photos:  10
Aventurine is green quartz, SiO₂, with small
speckles of mica.                                                                               
Mineral information on quartz
hardness: 7
 

lectures on aventurine
Aventurine- by Audrey LaClair
 
aventurine, polished
aventurine beads:  A  B 
aventurine, tumble-polished:  A  B

aventurine, uncut
rough aventurine:  A  B  C  D  E
polished aventurine boulder:  A

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