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2. Aventurine - Wikipedia

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   Aventurine is used for a number of applications, including landscape stone, building stone, aquaria, monuments, and jewelry. Aventurine is a form of quartzite, characterised by its translucency and the presence of platy mineral inclusions that give it a shimmering or glistening effect termed aventurescence.

3. Goldstone (glass) - Wikipedia

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   Goldstone Goldstone glass under magnification. Goldstone is a type of glittering glass made in a low-oxygen reducing atmosphere.The finished product can take a smooth polish and be carved into beads, figurines, or other artifacts suitable for semiprecious stone, and in fact goldstone is often mistaken for or misrepresented as a natural material.

4. Aventurescence - Wikipedia

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   In aventurine quartz chrome-bearing fuchsite produces a green stone, and various iron oxides produce a red stone. The words aventurine and aventurescence derive from the Italian "a ventura", meaning "by chance". This is an allusion to the chance discovery of aventurine glass or goldstone at some point in the 18th century.

5. Gemstone Meanings: Power and Significance of the 25 Most ...

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   Citrine “A powerful gemstone crystal in a range of deep yellows, oranges, and yellow-cream-white, the citrine gemstone is said to bring abundance and wealth into one’s life,” Salzer says.

6. List of gemstones by species - Wikipedia

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   Some minerals made into gemstones may display a chatoyancy or cat's eye effect, these include: [1] ... Aventurine (var.) Chalcedony (var.) Agate. Iris agate; Onyx ...

7. Drive-thru dinner: 29 fast-food restaurants open on Thanksgiving

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   Whether you're on the road or don't feel like preparing a big feast, here are fast-food places open on Thanksgiving, from Taco Bell to Burger King to Subway.