Size of the stone: approx. 2.5 - 3.0 cm, hole: approx. 2.5 mm
Gold river is not a naturally grown mineral, but synthetically produced Glass.
The fascinating process for producing gold river was discovered around 1626 by the Venetian glassmaking family Miotto: initially colorless glass becomes sparkling, colored jewelry glass by adding metal compounds, which can be cut and engraved.
In the absence of air and through very slow cooling, fine copper crystals can form in the melt, which later trigger the sparkle.
Gold river is also known as gold sandstone and aventurine glass. This is derived from the Italian term "per avventura" (by chance) and refers to the unpredictable distribution of the crystals.
Hello! My name is Marco Schreier and I am the founder of the Mineralienhandlung GmbH of the same name. Creativity and stones have been a topic for me since I was a child, and they first shaped my free time and then my entire professional life.
As a child, this began playfully with collecting and crafting with stones I had found myself and with the first minerals that my grandfather brought me from the Alps. Later, a fascination for processing, sawing, grinding, designing and artistic work with gemstones emerged. With our Chili Creative ® brand, we managed to build up a range developed by experts from our wholesale business and our production sites in Asia.
Today, numerous professional jewelry designers, goldsmiths, jewelry makers, jewelers and creative people from the online world such as Etsy and Pinterest providers use the components of Chili Creative® in their projects. With our tools, stone components, bead strands, pearls and silver parts as well as high-quality stringing materials, you can create creative jewelry projects that are highly profitable for resale.