a|ven|tu|rine

a|ven|tu|rine
a|ven|tu|rine or a|ven|tu|rin «uh VEHN chuhr ihn», noun.
1. a gold-flecked, brownish-colored glass.
2. a variety of quartz containing bright specks of mica or some other mineral.
[< French aventurine < Italian avventurina < avventura chance < Latin adventūra adventure (from its supposed accidental discovery and its rarity)]

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