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Microcline (Var: Amazonite)

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A beautiful, turquoise-blue amazonite crystal from recent finds at the Smoky Hawk Mine of Teller County. The color of Smoky Hawk amazonites is very much above average for Colorado amazonites and approaches those of the famed Tree Root Pocket of the 1990s. This sharp, complete-all-around crystal has textbook form and excellent luster. The sidecar crystals in the front are a very nice accent. Excellent material from the Wes Parker Collection.

Product details

SpeciesAmazonite, Microcline
SizeMiniature
Dimensions4.4 x 3.7 x 2.7 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.