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Amazonite

Classic Locality

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Description
Locality: 
Smoky Hawk claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, United States of America
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 2.3 × 1.6 cm
Description

A more uncommon piece from this famous classic locality - the lower part of the crystal shows this famous intense green color - but the upper half is covered with a thin second generation in light beige color. The crystal is sharp terminated all around, bottom was on the rock.

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