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Amazonite, Smoky Quartz

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Amazonite and smoky quartz, 17 cm, from the Specter Pocket, Smoky Hawk mine, Teller County, Colorado. Shown in the 2012 What’s Hot in Tucson DVD, one of Jeff Scovil’s Top 10. Ben DeCamp photo.

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Species
Amazonite, Quartz, Smoky quartzAbout Amazonite →
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions17.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Locality
USA, Colorado, Smoky Hawk claimRegional guide →
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In California page 176

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Amazonite
Mineral guide
Learn about Amazonite
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 Smoky Hawk Claim, Colorado, USA
Smoky Hawk Claim amazonite — saturated blue-green microcline crystals with smoky quartz in pegmatite pockets; a prized Colorado locality for striking specimens.