单词 | aventurine |
释义 | Word Frequency aventurine or aventurin (əˈvɛntjʊrɪn) or avanturine (əˈvæntjʊrɪn) noun 1. a dark-coloured glass, usually green or brown, spangled with fine particles of gold, copper, or some other metal 2. Also called: sunstone a light-coloured translucent variety of orthoclase feldspar containing reddish-gold particles of iron compounds 3. a variety of quartz containing red or greenish particles of iron oxide or mica: a gemstone Word origin C19: from French, from Italian avventurina, from avventura chance; so named because usually found by accident; see adventure |
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