Aventurine Pendant

The store I got this piece at (it is a necklace, in case you were wondering what the cord was for) said that this was green aventurine, but it looks more like green crackled quartz to me (all my previous pieces of aventurine have been darker in shade).

EDIT: I talked to my stone guy, he confirmed that this was aventurine, just a lighter shade and different cut than I am used to.