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Microcline var. Amazonite with Smoky Quartz from Black Cap, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

 
Microcline var. Amazonite with Smoky Quartz from Black Cap, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

Microcline var. Amazonite with Smoky Quartz from Black Cap, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire

DESCRIPTION:No. 46366
Mineral:Microcline var. Amazonite with Smoky Quartz
Locality:Black Cap, Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire
Description:Vivid blue-green amazonite crystals, the lead-rich variety of microcline feldspar, to 12 mm long with fragments of smoky quartz crystals. This specimen is from a find of the best NH amazonite crystals by Peter Samuelson during the 1980s.
Overall Size:9x5x4 cm
Crystals:4-12 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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