Amazonite from Smoky Hawk claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA - image 1
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Amazonite from Smoky Hawk claim, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA

Amazonite crystals to 13.5 cm, with smoky quartz on albite, from the Ikon Pocket, Smoky Hawk claim, Teller County, Colorado. Collected by Pinnacle 5 Minerals in 2012; ex Rob Lavinsky. Illustrated on the cover of Rock and Gem magazine, August 2024. Photo by Arkenstone.

Product details

SpeciesAmazoniteQuartzAlbiteSmoky quartz
SizeCabinet
Dimensions13.5 cm
Added on03/26/2026
LocalityUSA, Colorado, Smoky Hawk claim
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record The Kevin Brown Collection page 154
Current owner
Kevin Brown
Kevin Brown
Parker, TX
Member since 2026
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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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.
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