green stone beads -- please help identify

Question

howdy!

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

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

here we go:

Answer 3

Yes, the close-ups seem to indicate aventurine as well. See http://www.minerals.net/gemstone/aventurine_gemstone.aspx

Answer 4

Yes, definitely has the look of aventurine