How to Use aventurine in a Sentence

aventurine

noun
  • This greenhouse, made of plique-à-jour enamel with gold geometric motifs sits atop a lotus leaf made of rose quartz and aventurine.
    Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2021
  • Anna Maccieri Rossi's smooth half circle of aventurine is hand painted and framed by 18K yellow gold and set with a tiny 18K white gold diamond star.
    Beth Bernstein, Forbes, 15 June 2021
  • The watches have a 44mm case with a base dial that showcases an aventurine outer finished in the planets’ colors.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The reverse of the gentleman’s watch features an aventurine dial that depicts his sky chart, while his wife’s has a bouquet of flowers painted on its mother-of-pearl dial.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 8 June 2021
  • The Arceau Three Graces is an intricate creation of wood marquetry, assembled using 195 pieces of wood, surrounded by a miniature painting over a background of aventurine glass.
    Carol Besler, Robb Report, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Using the kinetic power supplied by the wearer's daily (and unpredictable) wrist movement, a star arcs across the dial's aventurine sky at arbitrary moments in the day.
    Alex Doak, CNN, 11 Apr. 2022
  • This lovely green aventurine tower point aligns with the heart chakra and aims to bring comfort, harmony, protection, abundance, and prosperity to its keeper.
    Jamie Kravitz, Woman's Day, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Behind this is an incredible, blue aventurine dial atop which sit three black hour discs, each of which is overlaid with four white numbers in highly legible white printing.
    Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2022
  • Dials are offered in either mother-of-pearl in shimmering white or in sparkling blue aventurine (depending on the model) for a most opulent midnight appeal.
    Roberta Naas, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
  • This frequently works out well for me, because most Americans are unfamiliar with jade and many jewelers cannot tell a strand of jade beads from one made from aventurine, which is similar but much less valuable.
    Augusten Burroughs, Town & Country, 15 Sep. 2016
  • The bezel is set with 62 brilliant-cut diamonds, which are nicely complemented by a glittering aventurine glass dial flecked with specks of silver, reminiscent of a starry night sky.
    Kristen Shirley, Robb Report, 25 Feb. 2022
  • Behind the rotating elements, far beneath the box-like crystal, the Space Revolution boasts an aventurine dial that has undergone multiple steps to bring it to its fullest glistening hue with golden star-like flecks.
    Roberta Naas, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
  • This set includes three stones: green aventurine for opportunity, luck, and motivation; sodalite for confidence, communication, and self-acceptance; and citrine for success, abundance, and good fortune.
    L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Aug. 2023

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