A glittering glass or crystal made with metallic particles (usually copper) that sparkles like gold, used in jewelry and decoration.
From 'gold' + 'stone.' Goldstone is a human-made material created in Venice during the 17th century, originally called aventurine glass. The sparkling effect comes from metallic particles suspended in glass.
Goldstone is a beautiful example of human mimicry—we couldn't always afford real gold, so we invented a material that shimmered like it. The first goldstone makers accidentally created it and spent years trying to replicate the shimmering effect.
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