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Microcline var. Amazonite from Rocket Claim, Crystal Peak area, Teller County, Colorado

 
Microcline var. Amazonite from Rocket Claim, Crystal Peak area, Teller County, Colorado

Microcline var. Amazonite from Rocket Claim, Crystal Peak area, Teller County, Colorado

Microcline var. Amazonite from Rocket Claim, Crystal Peak area, Teller County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 59825
Mineral:Microcline var. Amazonite
Locality:Rocket Claim, Crystal Peak area, Teller County, Colorado
Description:Unusually large crystals of blue-green amazonite, the blue-green variety of microcline feldspar caused by minute lead impurities, in parallel orientation. The amazonite crystals are elongated prisms with smooth termination faces.
Overall Size:10.5x7x6 cm
Crystals:20-105 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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