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Amazonite, Smoky Quartz

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Amazonite crystals with smoky quartz, 21 cm, from the Two Point claim, Teller County, Colorado. Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals collection; Jeff Scovil photo.

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SpeciesAmazonite, Quartz, Smoky quartz
SizeLarge Cabinet
Dimensions21.0 cm
Added on03/26/2026
LocalityUSA, Colorado, Teller County
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Volume: 48, Issue: 4 page 582
  • Mineralogical Record The Kevin Brown Collection page 29
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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 Teller County
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Teller County
Teller County, USA: renowned for Crystal Peak amazonite-smoky quartz pockets and Cripple Creek gold-telluride ore; prized for color, locality, and rarity.