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Microcline (Amazonite)

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Microcline (Amazonite), 10.2 cm, from Valhalla, West Chester County, New York. Collected by James G. Manchester, 1915; SCC photo.

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SpeciesAmazonite, Microcline
SizeCabinet
Dimensions10.2 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityUSA, New York
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 76
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Amazonite
Mineral guide
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vivid blue-green microcline with checkerboard twinning and color; prized in smoky quartz and albite matrices, with Colorado and Urals localities.
Amazonite
Regional guide
Amazonite from New York
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New York
New York, USA - diverse mineral provinces from Herkimer quartz to Balmat sphalerite; prized for regional varieties, historic specimens, and zinc-rich lodes.