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Microcline var. Amazonite with Smoky Quartz from Lake George District, Park County, Colorado

 
Microcline var. Amazonite with Smoky Quartz from Lake George District, Park County, Colorado

Microcline var. Amazonite with Smoky Quartz from Lake George District, Park County, Colorado

Microcline var. Amazonite with Smoky Quartz from Lake George District, Park County, Colorado

Microcline var. Amazonite with Smoky Quartz from Lake George District, Park County, Colorado

Microcline var. Amazonite with Smoky Quartz from Lake George District, Park County, Colorado

Microcline var. Amazonite with Smoky Quartz from Lake George District, Park County, Colorado

Microcline var. Amazonite with Smoky Quartz from Lake George District, Park County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 76333
Mineral:Microcline var. Amazonite with Smoky Quartz
Locality:Lake George District, Park County, Colorado
Description:Cluster of lustrous translucent-to-transparent smoky quartz crystals to 64 mm intermixed with blocky pale-green amazonite crystals, the blue-green variety of microcline feldspar caused by trace lead impurities, to 22 mm. The terminations are chipped.
Overall Size:6.5x5.5x4 cm
Crystals:10-64 mm
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