aventurine
aventurine
[əˈvɛntʃərɪn]
noun
[əˈvɛntʃərɪn]
noun
- [mass noun]brownish glass containing sparkling particles of copper or gold
金星玻璃
[as modifier]aventurine glass.
金星玻璃。
■a translucent mineral containing small reflective particles, especially quartz containing mica or iron compounds, or feldspar containing haematite
砂金石
- early 18th cent.: from French, from Italian avventurino, from avventura 'chance' (because of its accidental discovery)
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