AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Colorado > Microcline var. Amazonite |
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 |
Archived: | For reference only |
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