Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
aventurines
plural of aventurine
Source: Wiktionary
A*ven"tu*rine, n. Etym: [F. aventurine: cf. It. avventurino.]
1. A kind of glass, containing gold-colored spangles. It was produced in the first place by the accidental (par aventure) dropping of some brass filings into a pot of melted glass.
2. (Min.)
Definition: A variety of translucent quartz, spangled throughout with scales of yellow mica. ~= feldspar, a variety of oligoclase with internal firelike reflections due to the presence of minute crystals, probably of hematite; sunstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 September 2024
(noun) acting according to certain accepted standards; “their financial statements are in conformity with generally accepted accounting practices”
Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.