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Amazonite On Albite

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Amazonite On Albite

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Description
Locality: 
Konso, Southern Nations Nationalities & Peoples' Region, Ethiopia
Size Range: 
Small cabinet (7-10 cm)
Size: 
8.6 × 7.3 × 4.1 cm
Largest Crystal: 
2.50cm
Description

Green amazonite crystals on white albite matrix

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

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Streak: 
White
Type Locality: 
Finnbo (Finbo), Falun, Dalarna, Sweden