Microcline

Amazonite
Origin: Kentisha, near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Sample size: 30 x 19 x 12.5 cm
 
  
  
Amazonite
Origin: Pike's Peak Area, Colorado, U.S.A.
Ex. Andrew Carnegie collection (1835-1919)
Sample size: 18.2 x 14.2 x 9.2 cm
 
  
  
Amazonite
Origin: Two Point Claim, Teller Co., Colorado, U.S.A.
Sample size: 4.5 x 3.4 x 3.3 cm
 
  
  
Origin: Hashupa, Shigar Valley, Pakistan
Sample size: 5.2 x 5.1 x 4.5 cm
 
  
Variety amazonite with albite
Origin: Key-Hole Vug, Ten-Percenter Mine, Teller Co., Colorado, U.S.A.
Sample size: 9.4 x 8.3 x 7.2 cm
 
  
Variety amazonite with smoky quartz
Origin: Pikes Peak Area, Teller Co., Colorado, U.S.A.
Sample size: 3.5 x 3.1 x 3.0 cm
 

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Rob Lavinsky

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