Aventurine Heart Keychain 𖢻 Moving forward with confidence

Associated affirmation: I move forward with confidence because I know I deserve the best.

Gemstone: Aventurine.

When? For days when I decide to stop negotiating with myself.

For: learn from all your experiences. Stay adventurous. Grow with confidence.

Origin: Brazil.

Aventurine is a member of the Quartz family. It exhibits a particular optical effect: aventurescence. When viewed closely, this gemstone is found to contain microscopic flakes (usually Fuchsite, the green variety of Mica) that shimmer slightly. We know it was already used in ancient China about 4000 years ago. Its name was attributed to it only relatively recently in reference to a happy accident. It comes from the Italian "per aventura" which means "by chance". This refers to a discovery made by a glassmaker on the island of Murano who accidentally poured small copper flakes into a glass paste, thus creating a shimmering glass, aventurine glass. Aventurine was named by analogy to this glass.