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Photo by Jeff Scovil

Amazonite

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Alan & Elise Benson
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Amazonite, 15.5 cm, from the Smoky Hawk mine, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado; collected in July 2010 with Joe Dorris. Alan and Elise Benson collection; Jeff Scovil photo.

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SpeciesAmazonite
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions15.5 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityUSA, Colorado, Smoky Hawk claim
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Self Collected Minerals page 29

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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.