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Microcline (Var: Amazonite), Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz)

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A really excellent amazonite and smoky quartz combination piece from the recent work at the Take 5 Claim in Teller County, Colorado. The robins-egg blue amazonite crystals are lightly frosted on the sides and the smokies have excellent luster. This is about the finest of the mixed Colorado buyout lot that we obtained from Collectors Edge. Expertly repaired 2 times, as many fine amazonite and smokies have been repaired due to tectonic movement in the pockets. 6.0 x 3.4 x 3.1 cm

Product details

SpeciesAmazonite, Quartz, Smoky quartz, Microcline
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions6.0 x 3.4 x 3.1 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityUSA, Colorado, Smoky Hawk claim

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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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.