Amazonite
Origin: Kenticha, near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Sample size: see photos
Origin: Gillete Quarry, Haddam Neck, Connecticut, U.S.A.
Sample size: 4 x 4 x 3 cm
Origin: Franklin, Sussex County, New Jersey, U.S.A.
Sample size: 7 x 4 x 3.5 cm
Variety amazonite
Origin: Pikes Peak area, El Paso County, Colorado
ex. Hugh Ford, Robert Linck Collections
ex. Hugh Ford, Robert Linck Collections
Sample size: 9 x 6 x 5.5 cm
Amazonite with smoky
quartz
Origin: Christmas Pocket, Blue Smoky Claim, nr. Florissant , Teller County,
Colorado, U.S.A.
Sample size: 5 x 5 x 5 cm
Amazonite "white cap", caused by selective deposition of elements in the
feldspar during crystal formation
Microcline/amazonite with smoky
quartz
Origin: Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, U.S.A.
Sample size: 4.5 x 3.25 x 2.25 cm (top), 6.7 x 6 x 4.8 cm (bottom)
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