Green Aventurine

Semi-Precious · Quartz

The stone of opportunity — luck, growth and heart healing.

• Luck
• Opportunity
• Growth
• Optimism
• Abundance
• Healing

Green aventurine is a variety of quartz with shimmering metallic inclusions (usually fuchsite mica) giving it a glistening effect called aventurescence. It is known as the 'Stone of Opportunity' and is considered the luckiest of all crystals.

Healing

Depression, Anxiety, Heart, Skin Conditions, Wellbeing

Everyday uses

One of the most popular crystals for luck and gambling — carried as a talisman in many cultures. Used in Chinese decorative arts for millennia — carved into figures, bowls, and pendants. Green aventurine beads and carvings found in pre-Columbian cultures of South America. Feng Shui money trees — wire trees with green aventurine leaves are a popular Feng Shui cure for abundance.

Spiritual meaning

Green aventurine opens the heart chakra to prosperity and emotional wellbeing. Excellent for those suffering from depression because it gently but powerfully dissolves negative patterns of thought and replaces them with optimism and a sense of opportunity. It reinforces leadership qualities and decisiveness.

Formation

Aventurine forms in quartz-rich metamorphic rocks through the incorporation of mica or other platy minerals during recrystallisation. The aventurescence (sparkle) is caused by light reflecting off parallel-oriented platelets of fuchsite (green mica).

Where it is found

India is the primary source of green aventurine, especially the Bellary district of Karnataka, which has supplied the world for centuries. Other sources include Brazil, Russia, Tanzania, Austria, Chile, and Spain.

Zodiac

Aries, Leo, Libra

Chinese element

Tiger, Horse, Rooster, Monkey