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Microcline var. Amazonite from Lake George District, Park County, Colorado

 
Microcline var. Amazonite from Lake George District, Park County, Colorado

Microcline var. Amazonite from Lake George District, Park County, Colorado

Microcline var. Amazonite from Lake George District, Park County, Colorado

Microcline var. Amazonite from Lake George District, Park County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 76946
Mineral:Microcline var. Amazonite
Locality:Lake George District, Park County, Colorado
Description:Flattened lustrous translucent blue-green amazonite crystal, the variety of microcline feldspar colored by lead impurities, with a smaller incomplete amazonite crystal on one edge. The large amazonite crystal is the upper termination end of the crystal. Collected ca. 1993
Overall Size:6x4.5x2 cm
Crystals:50 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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