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单词 aventurin
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
a•ven•tu•rine  (ə venchə rēn′, -rin),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Ceramicsan opaque, brown glass containing fine, gold-colored particles.
  2. Mineralogyany of several varieties of minerals, esp. quartz or feldspar, spangled with bright particles of mica, hematite, or other minerals.
Also, a•ventu•rin. Also called goldstone. 
  • French, equivalent.to aventure chance (see adventure) + -ine -ine2; so called because metal particles are introduced into the molten glass pell-mell (à l'aventure)
  • 1805–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
aventurine, aventurin /əˈvɛntjʊrɪn/avanturine /əˈvæntjʊrɪn/ n
  1. a dark-coloured glass, usually green or brown, spangled with fine particles of gold, copper, or some other metal
  2. a variety of quartz containing red or greenish particles of iron oxide or mica: a gemstone
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from Italian avventurina, from avventura chance; so named because usually found by accident; see adventure
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