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Microcline (Var: Amazonite)

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For the longest time, just about all the amazonites you saw on the market were from Colorado. Then there were the amazing finds in Ethiopia, and now -- China - though this material has come out in very limited quantities thus far. The color is more greenish than your typical amazonites, and there is a slight translucency to the crystals. Note the unique accenting albite and books of muscovite which also distinguishes these amazonites.

Product details

SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions8.3 x 6.9 x 3.3 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityChina, Yunnan, Wenshan

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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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.
Regional guide
Amazonite from Wenshan
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