AVENTURINE SKULL CARVING 300CTS JWS-10

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Starting Bid (USD)	18.00
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Starts	November 21, 2009 12:05 PM
Ends	November 25, 2009 12:00 PM	Basic Shipping Information
Auction Category	Aventurine	Shipping Cost	3.00 paid by buyer
Auction ID	82504	Shipping Insurance (optional)	5.00
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Description

BEAUTIFUL AVENTURINE SKULL CARVING

GREEN OPALECENT SHEEN

WEIGHT: 300CTS (APPROX)

SIZE: 47X32X31mm (APPROX)

Aventurine is a translucent to opaque variety of microcrystalline quartz. It contains small inclusions of shiny minerals which give the stone a sparkling effect known as aventurescence. Inclusions of mica will give a silverish sheen, while inclusions of hematite give a reddish or grayish sparkle.

Aventurine ranges in color from green, peach, brown, blue and a creamy green. Besides its uses in jewelry, aventurine is also used for ornamental purposes like vases, bowls, and figurines.

Many crystal skulls are claimed to be pre-Columbian, usually attributed to the Aztec or Maya civilizations.