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Microcline var. Amazonite from Pike's Peak Batholith, El Paso County, Colorado

 
Microcline var. Amazonite from Pike's Peak Batholith, El Paso County, Colorado

Microcline var. Amazonite from Pike's Peak Batholith, El Paso County, Colorado

Microcline var. Amazonite from Pike's Peak Batholith, El Paso County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 18856
Mineral:Microcline var. Amazonite
Locality:Pike's Peak Batholith, El Paso County, Colorado
Description:Bright blue amazonite crystals in parallel formation. Both ends are terminated, the lower partially, the upper in a complex shape resulting from formation adjacent to other minerals. Excellent color. With copy of Ex. Westtown School (West Chester, Pa.) Collection label no. 6886-88, donated by Lewis Woolman (ca. 1880).
Overall Size:7x8x4 cm
Crystals:4-7 cm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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