Aventurescence
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title:
Aventurescence
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In gemology, aventurescence is an optical reflectance effect seen in certain gems. The effect amounts to a metallic glitter, arising from minute, preferentially oriented mineral platelets within the material. These platelets are so numerous that they also influence the material's body colour. In aventurine quartz chrome-bearing fuchsite produces a green stone, and various iron oxides produce a red stone. The words aventurine and aventurescence derive from the Italian "a ventura", meaning "by cha
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Optical reflectance effect seen in certain gems
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aventurescence
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2023-07-23T12:45:02Z
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