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Microcline var. Amazonite with Albite var. Cleavelandite from Smoky Hawk Mine, Lucky Confetti Pocket, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado

 
Microcline var. Amazonite with Albite var. Cleavelandite from Smoky Hawk Mine, Lucky Confetti Pocket, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado

Microcline var. Amazonite with Albite var. Cleavelandite from Smoky Hawk Mine, Lucky Confetti Pocket, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado

Microcline var. Amazonite with Albite var. Cleavelandite from Smoky Hawk Mine, Lucky Confetti Pocket, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado

DESCRIPTION:No. 80471
Mineral:Microcline var. Amazonite with Albite var. Cleavelandite
Locality:Smoky Hawk Mine, Lucky Confetti Pocket, Florissant, Teller County, Colorado
Description:Lustrous 40 mm amazonite crystal, the blue-green variety of microcline feldspar caused by trace amounts of lead impurities, intergrown with platy white cleavelandite, the platy variety of the mineral species albite. Ex. Miller #M2647a; acquired from J. Dorris in 2014
Overall Size:4x2x2 cm
Crystals:40 mm
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