Green Aventurine

About this stone

Green Aventurine is a quartz speckled with shimmering mica inclusions — "aventurine" literally derives from the Italian for "by chance," because the effect was first replicated by accident in glass. It is a heart stone, but unlike the purely Venusian Rose Quartz it bridges Venus and Mars: useful when a relationship has lost both desire and care at once, as opposed to one or the other.

At a glance

Ruling planet

Venus, Mercury

Chakra

Heart

Colour

Green with shimmering inclusions

Mohs hardness

7

Origin

India, Brazil, Russia

Supports

Venus (love, harmony), Mars (drive, passion)

How Green Aventurine links to the zodiac

This stone is traditionally paired with Taurus, Virgo, Libra. Each sign draws on it slightly differently.

• ♉ Taurus

  earth · fixed

  Taurus enjoys Aventurine for its earthy abundance — it makes Venus-ruled comfort feel earned rather than borrowed.

  Ruling planet: Venus

• ♍ Virgo

  earth · mutable

  Virgo, ruled by Mercury, pairs well with Aventurine when over-analysis has closed the heart.

  Ruling planet: Mercury

• ♎ Libra

  air · cardinal

  For Libra, Aventurine softens the urge to fix every imbalance and lets relationship breathe.

  Ruling planet: Venus