Ventura Bracelet

Single Stone, Bare Cord

One translucent Aventurine sphere — pale celadon green, smooth and cool to the touch — sits at the center of a double-strand nude waxed cord, held in place by two polished Hematite barrel beads. The cord adjusts by sliding knot, fitting any wrist without a clasp. Nothing added. Nothing removed. The stone is the entire decision.

• Elements: Natural Aventurine sphere (6mm), Hematite barrel beads, waxed nude cord (double strand)
• Size: Adjustable sliding knot fit
• Rarity: Everyday
• Associations: Taurus, Libra (Aventurine)

Express your natural beauty with GAIA pieces, handcrafted with care in Egypt.

Aventurine takes its name from the Italian "a ventura" — by chance — after Venetian glassmakers accidentally discovered that copper filings dropped into molten glass produced the same internal sparkle found in the natural stone. The name, recorded in trade documents from Murano in the 18th century, was then applied retroactively to the mineral itself, making Aventurine the only gemstone named after its imitation (Schumann, W., Gemstones of the World, Sterling Publishing, 2009).