Mined from: Minas Gerais, Brazil

Description: 

These thick, flat round aventurine stones from Brazil are polished into durable, slightly domed shapes with a solid feel in hand. Compared to thinner cuts, these pieces have more body and weight, making them well-suited for cabbing, bezel settings, or standalone use as worry stones. The surface displays a consistent green tone with a soft shimmer caused by fine fuchsite inclusions, which catch light subtly across the polished face.

The material forms in quartzite, a metamorphic rock created when sandstone undergoes heat and pressure, causing silica to recrystallize into dense quartz. During this process, chromium-rich mica (fuchsite) becomes dispersed throughout the stone, producing the characteristic aventurescence. Brazilian deposits, particularly in Minas Gerais, are known for producing stable, workable aventurine that holds up well during cutting and polishing.

Aventurine is often associated with growth, stability, and steady forward progress. Its deeper, more substantial form in these thicker pieces gives it a grounded presence, and many people are drawn to it as a stone that supports consistency and practical movement toward goals.

Chemical Composition: SiO₂ (silicon dioxide) with fuchsite inclusions: K(Al,Cr)₂(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Chakra: Heart

Mini
Approximate Size of 1 Piece: 14mm x14mm x6mm
Approximate Weight of 1 Piece: 2g

Small
Approximate Size of 1 Piece: 16mm x16mm x6mm
Approximate Weight of 1 Piece: 2.7g

Medium
Approximate Size of 1 Piece: 25mm x25mm x10mm
Approximate Weight of 1 Piece: 12g

Large
Approximate Size of 1 Piece: 29mm x29mm x10mm 
Approximate Weight of 1 Piece: 15g

Quantity: 1pc

We do our best to buy quality products- although not every rock is the same. If you choose to purchase the "staff pick option", we will select the best of the batch for you. Otherwise, it will be at random from the larger batch we have in stock.