AVENTURINE

SILICON DIOXIDE/GREEN QUARTZ VARIETY* | MOHS HARDNESS 7

COLOR Pale to Medium Green

TRADITIONS

• Said to help the gall bladder
• Also sometimes recommended for depression, headache, high blood pressure, sore throat
• Also used to offset the more severe effects of grief
• In the US, some believe it to be a good luck talisman for gamblers, having 'money attracting' properties

*Name has been assigned to two different minerals, an olioclase feldspar known as sunstone and an opaque quartz rock with mica inclusions