Aventurine by chance

Aventurine is a lovely green colour, the colour of jade or emerald. This gemstone is enhanced by flecks of mica or hematite which give a the polished surface a sparkling effect known as Aventurescence.  Aventurine can also be found in other colours such as grey or red / brown.

Aventurine is found in Brazil, India and Russia amongst other countries.

So why do I call it the ” by chance ” gemstone? Aventurine comes from the Italian  “A ventura” which translates to By chance and refers to a lucky find by an Italian of a type of glass containing flecks which can be used to imitate both aventurine ( green) and gold stone ( brown with gold flecks).  This imitation is also used widely in jewellery but you should easily be able to tell the difference with a 10x lens where the glass will show the copper spangles as opposed to the more natural flecks in Aventurine.

Aventurine was popular during the art deco era as the green colour  matched the fashion of the time.

In crystal healing Aventurine is supposed to be supporting and comforting. I calms anger and aids recovery.

The vintage jewellery necklace shown here is an original piece of art deco jewellery made with Aventurine polished into small slabs. It can also be found as beads, cabochons and even carved into cameos.

Art Deco Aventurine necklace vintage jewellery

An original art deco necklace made of Aventurine (an apple green coloured natural gemstone with silver flecks inside. This necklace is on a gold thread coloured cord with gold coloured thread wrapped between each piece of aventurine. This is a wonderful piece of original vintage jewellery which measures about 45 cms long. The longest piece of aventurine is 2 cms deep.