Aventurine

This article is about the mineral. For the videogame developer, see Aventurine SA.
Aventurine is used for a number of applications, including landscape stone, building stone, aquaria, monuments, and jewelry.

Aventurine is a form of quartzite, characterised by its translucency and the presence of platy mineral inclusions that give it a shimmering or glistening effect termed aventurescence.