Aventurine Quartz
Aventurine Quartz
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 1.1lb NATURE GREEN ROUGH AVENTURINE QUARTZ CRYSTAL  US $7.00
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 ROSE QUARTZ 6-faceted PENDULUM with Aventurine Stone US $10.97
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 NATURAL GREEN AVENTURINE QUARTZ CRYSTAL ALIEN SKULL US $171.06
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 Peach AVENTURINE Quartz Crystal PENDULUM w/Chip Beads US $10.97
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 AVENTURINE GREEN Quartz 6-Faceted PENDULUM w/Chip Beads US $10.97
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 LOVELY GREEN AVENTURINE POLISHED quartz CRYSTAL POINT 266ct US $18.17
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 52g NATURAL Aventurine quartz crystal heart healing US $5.99
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 PEACH AVENTURINE Quartz PENDULUM with Prayer Box Charm US $11.97
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 Gemstone intention brac Aventurine Amethyst Rose Quartz US $17.00
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 Rose Quartz Tear Aventurine Gold & Satin US $12.99
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 Aventurine Necklace 05 Ganesh Malachite Rose Quartz Prehnite Crystal 26" US $90.00
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 YELLOW AVENTURINE Quartz Pendulum with Prayer Box Charm US $11.97
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 3 PRETTY blue Aventurine quartz crystal Pyramid US $9.95
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 3 PRETTY green Aventurine quartz crystal Pyramid US $9.95
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 GREEN AVENTURINE 6-faceted Quartz Pendulum w/Prayer Box US $11.97
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 4 PRETTY red Aventurine quartz crystal Pyramid US $15.95
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 7* PRETTY red Aventurine quartz crystal Pyramid+stand US $20.77
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 SPARKLING GREEN AVENTURINE polished QUARTZ CRYSTAL POINT 336ct US $26.73
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 Moonstone Aventurine Rose Quartz intention gemstone bra US $17.00
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Can you help me identify this stone?
I purchased a mixed lot of stone beads. The majority were your standard fair, quartz, amethyst, aventurine, etc. However, in the lot was a large red stone. I've never seen anything like it and am having trouble identifying it. The closest guess I can come up with is perhaps coral, but I'm still very unsure. It is about one inch by one inch and has a pretty hefty weight to it. What are your opinions? Links with examples similar to mine would be a BIG help.
http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=0Jfu7ZEeKpemjxhQx1EWFQ%3D%3D
http://tinypic.com/usermedia.php?uo=0Jfu7ZEeKpfOg6GbkWliAg%3D%3D
These are probably something called "cinnabar" lacquerware beads. I think that in ancient China, these beads were made by mixing powdered cinnabar with lacquer. Cinnabar is the main ore of mercury, and as such is toxic. In modern beads, the material has probably been replaced with dyed plastic. These should be easy to scratch with a steel object (pin, thumbtack, etc) either way.
Alternatively, if the bead is very hard, it could be glazed pottery.
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