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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 76595
Mineral:Microcline var. Amazonite
Locality:Lake George District, Park County, Colorado
Description:Lustrous translucent blue-green amazonite crystals, the variety of microcline feldspar colored by lead impurities. The amazonite crystals are in parallel orientation and select prism faces have brown iron-oxide surface coating.
Overall Size:5.5x5x4 cm
Crystals:15-35 mm
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