Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by composition]
6. inorganic material
7. mineral
8. quartz (mineral)

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials
4. materials
5. materials by composition
6. inorganic material
7. rock
8. rock by form
9. stone
10. stone by quality
11. gemstone
12. gemstones by specific type

Anotations

Scope note:

A quartz mineral that contains shiny flecks of mica. Aventurine is usually green but can also be orange or reddish-brown. It is sometimes used as an inexpensive alternative to jade. Most aventurine comes from Russia, India, and Brazil. A synthetic imitation, "aventurine glass," is used for costume jewelry under the name "goldstone." Aventurine is also sometimes incorrectly called "Chinese jade" or "Indian jade."