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Aventurine Beads
Aventurine is a quartz gemstone that often contains tiny flakes of mica that give this stone depth and sometimes a metallic appearance. It is most commonly green in color, but also occurs naturally in shades of Peach and other tones. Adventurine note the different spelling was a term created in Italy in the 19th century to describe a glass bead decoration technique. The glass contains tiny flakes of metal to give a shiny and somewhat metallic appearance, similar to the Aventurine gemstone. The letter D was added to the name to distinguish between the two. Both of these beads are available for jewelry making so check them out to decide which appeals to your style.
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