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Microcline var. Amazonite (twinned crystals) with Albite from Lake George District, Park County, Colorado

 
Microcline var. Amazonite (twinned crystals) with Albite from Lake George District, Park County, Colorado

Microcline var. Amazonite (twinned crystals) with Albite from Lake George District, Park County, Colorado

Microcline var. Amazonite (twinned crystals) with Albite from Lake George District, Park County, Colorado

Microcline var. Amazonite (twinned crystals) with Albite from Lake George District, Park County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 78210
Mineral:Microcline var. Amazonite (twinned crystals) with Albite
Locality:Lake George District, Park County, Colorado
Description:Lustrous translucent blue-green amazonite crystals, the variety of microcline feldspar colored by lead impurities, to 25 mm with brown albite crystals to 3 mm on the bottom edge. The amazonite crystals are twinned following the Pericline Law of twinning. Collected ca. 1993
Overall Size:4.5x3.5x2.5 cm
Crystals:2-25 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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