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Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Microcline var. Amazonite from Crystal Creek, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado

 
Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Microcline var. Amazonite from Crystal Creek, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Microcline var. Amazonite from Crystal Creek, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Microcline var. Amazonite from Crystal Creek, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado

Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Microcline var. Amazonite from Crystal Creek, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 73247
Mineral:Quartz var. Smoky Quartz with Microcline var. Amazonite
Locality:Crystal Creek, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado
Description:Two lustrous transparent-to-translucent smoky quartz crystals to 52 mm with blocky green amazonite crystals, the variety of microcline feldspar colored green by lead impurities, to 14 mm on the end and rear. Collected ca. 1985
Overall Size:5x3.5x1.5 cm
Crystals:10-52 mm
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