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Amazonite & Smoky Quartz

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Amazonite & Smoky Quartz

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Description
Locality: 
Pikes Peak, El Paso County, Colorado, United States of America
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Cabinet (10-18 cm)
Size: 
11.5 × 9 × 7.3 cm
Description

This extraordinary piece comes from an old Austrian collection. An amazonite in combination with a smoky quartz crystal. The amazonite is well formed and measures 5.3 cm in length, 4 cm in depth and 3.6 cm in width. The color is very intense cyan and darker than many other pieces. The smoky quartz measures 11.5 cm from the ground to the top. The tips are undamaged, the faces show a good structure. The transparency is also highlighted (second and fifth photo with LED backlit). The contrast of the two intense colors makes this specimen something special. No significant damage to report.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Amazonite

Variety Of: 

Microcline

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Hardness: 
0.0

Smoky Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0