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Definition of Aventurines
1. aventurine [n] - See also: aventurine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Aventurines
Literary usage of Aventurines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Essay Towards a System of Mineralogy by Axel Frederic Cronstedt (1788)
"... imitated aventurines make very often a better appearance than the natural ones
commonly do, and ' have lowered their ..."
2. A System of Mineralogy: In which Minerals are Arranged According to the by ROBERT. JAMESON (1820)
"Some artists use it in the •taking of artificial aventurines. Observations.
Mka is distinguished from Title by lustre, elastic ., superior hardness, ..."
3. Ures̓ Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines: Containing a Clear by Andrew Ure (1867)
"... the tombs of the Medici, has been greatly admired by artists, on account of
the vast multitude of precious marbles, jaspers, agates, aventurines, ..."
4. Traité de minéralogie by Armand Dufrénoy (1856)
"La plupart des aventurines du commerce sont factices; elles sont formées par la
... M. Hauy indique des aventurines trouvées aux environs de Nantes, ..."
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