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Definition of: aventurine
(ə·ven′chər·in) noun
1. An opaque, brown glass, flecked with fine metal particles.
2. A variety of quartz or feldspar containing shining particles, usually of mica or hematite: also called sunstone. Also a·ven′tu·rin. [<F <Ital. avventurina <avventura chance; def. 1 so called from its accidental discovery]
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