About Copper Aventurine Glass

Copper aventurine glass is distinctive for its shimmering metallic flecks of copper, and sometimes gold. in the transparent glass. Also called goldstone, aventurine glass can be used to make jewelry, vases and stained glass.

Colors

Aventurine glass can be produced in shades of rust, purple, blue and green.

Technical

Copper aventurine glass can be purchased as rods, plates, blocks, frits, chips or cullets. It has a 104 co-efficient of expansion (COE) and is compatible with other kinds of soft glass.

History

The word aventurine comes from the French word "aventure," meaning "chance." Legend states that the glass was invented by mistake when a group of Italian monks dropped copper shavings into a batch of molten glass. The Italian words "avventízio" and "avventuràto" also suggest a "lucky accident" as the origin of the glass.

Aventurine Gemstone

Copper aventurine glass is a man-made substance, but aventurine is also a variety of the quartz. In its natural form, aventurine contains chips of mica or other reflective substances. It can be cut into gemstones and is used frequently in jewelry.

Fun Fact

Some people believe that aventurine has healing powers to relieve stress and anxiety and to increase libido.