| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from New Hampshire > Microcline var. Amazonite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 56111 |
| Mineral: | Microcline var. Amazonite |
| Locality: | Black Cap Mountain, east of North Conway, Carroll County, New Hampshire |
| Description: | Single crystal of blue-green amazonite, the variety of microcline feldspar colored by trace lead impurities, with whitish outer layer of colorless microcline. Amazonite from Black Cap is exceptionally rare. Ex. Thomas A. Penney (1934-2019) collection, collected in the 1960s-70s. |
| Overall Size: | 13x12x6 mm |
| Crystals: | 13 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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