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green stone beads -- please help identify

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howdy!

cutting straight to the chase: could this be jade? aventurine?

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asked Jan 22, 2015 by oana (180 points)

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Has an appearance more similar to aventurine. Can you post a better close-up?

answered Jan 23, 2015 by hershel (51,840 points)
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here we go: alt text

answered Jan 25, 2015 by oana (180 points)
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Yes, the close-ups seem to indicate aventurine as well. See http://www.minerals.net/gemstone/aventurine_gemstone.aspx

answered Jan 26, 2015 by hershel (51,840 points)
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Yes, definitely has the look of aventurine

answered Jan 29, 2015 by hershel (51,840 points)

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