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Aventurescence

Aventurine Quartz Cufflinks, Van Cleef & Arpels. Photo Courtesy of Sotheby's.
Aventurine Quartz Cufflinks, Van Cleef & Arpels. Photo Courtesy of Sotheby's.

Aventurescence is a phenomenon in gemstones whereby glittering reflections of small inclusions of hematite or goethite in feldspar or fuchsite or hematite in quartz, sparkle and shimmer.

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