What does aventurine look like

Buying jewelry with jewelry stones, no one wants to be deceived. This is especially true in cases where the buyer has long dreamed of acquiring a natural mineral. So in the case of aventurine, you can often become a victim of scammers and get a fake instead of a natural gem. Therefore, before buying, many are concerned about the question: “What does natural aventurine look like, and what are its main features?”.

Visual qualities and features of aventurine

Aventurine is a difficult stone. There are legends around him, and he himself is shrouded in a magical aura. It's all about the unique golden shimmer, which you need to pay attention to first. Depending on the shade, goldenness can vary: from weak to more saturated. As a rule, this property is more pronounced in darker minerals, for example, blue, black or dark brown. In addition, the shimmer itself is not bright and is not always evenly distributed throughout the stone. In one area, the frequency of distribution of scales may be thicker, and in another - less often.

As for the shade of the gem, it is weak, not pronounced. In some stones there are overflows of other colors. As an example: a brown crystal with red faint inclusions or a dark blue stone with blue highlights.

When you meet an aventurine, don't expect it to impress you with its unique brilliance. This stone will not please with the purest radiance, since more often it is a matte, oily sheen. But complete opacity is the first sign of aventurine. Only in sections it can be translucent, but not more than 5 mm deep.

Some crystals have the effect of iridescence - a special property of minerals, due to which their sections shimmer with all colors in the rays of the sun. But, unfortunately, you are unlikely to see something like this, since not a single seller will allow you to cut or crush the gem.

Be that as it may, at a low cost, aventurine is a striking stone. He attracts attention with some mysterious energy and will not leave anyone indifferent. Its noble shades, consistency with respect to brilliance and at the same time golden glow, at first glance, seem to be incompatible. But once you consider the deep beauty of the gem, you will not be able to forget it.