2 entries under this word

Aventurine

A-vĕnt'ū-rīne, n.

noun

n. [Fr. aventurine, It. aventurino, N. Lat. aventurinus lapis, Ger. aventurinstein.] 1. (Min.) A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica. Dana.

Sense 2. Brownish glass similarly spangled with copper filings.

A-vĕnt'ū-rīne, a.

adjective

a. Spangled or sparkling with minute yellowish or reddish particles or scales disseminated through a mineral; as, aventurine quartz, aventurine feldspar. Dana.