Blue Aventurine 14mm Faceted Star - 15-16 Inch Scapolite Cat's Eye Two of the finest mines

Two of the finest mines in the Hubei province are the Yungai

The image shown has multiple cabochons to give you an idea of the range possibilites of the colors

then brought to the surface by volcanoes and earthquakes

Rose Quartz facial masks have been recovered from Egyptian tombs

Blue Aventurine 14mm Faceted Star - 15-16 Inch Scapolite Cat's Eye Two of the finest minesAventurine is a form of quartz, characterised by its translucency and the presence of platy mineral inclusions that give a shimmering or glistening effect termed aventurescence. The most common colour of aventurine is green, but it may also be orange, brown, yellow, blue, or gray. Chrome bearing fuchsite (a variety of muscovite mica) is the classic inclusion, and gives a silvery green or blue sheen. Oranges and browns are attributed to hematite or