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A green variety of microcline, often used as a semiprecious stone.
AMAZONITE - Amazonite (sometimes called "Amazon stone") is a green variety of microcline feldspar.The name is taken from that of the Amazon River, from which c...
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Green variety of microcline |
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Oct 19 2008 The Telegraph - General Knowledge |
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A green variety of microcline, often used as a semiprecious stone. Also called amazon stone. |
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Amazonite (sometimes called "Amazon stone") is a green variety of microcline feldspar.The name is taken from that of the Amazon River, from which certain green stones were formerly obtained, but it is doubtful whether green feldspar occurs in the Amazon area.Amazonite is a mineral of limited occurrence. Formerly it was obtained almost exclusively from the area of Miass in the Ilmensky Mountains, 50 miles southwest of Chelyabinsk, Russia, where it occurs in granitic rocks. More recently, high-quality crystals have been obtained from Pike's Peak, Colorado, where it is found associated with smoky quartz, orthoclase, and albite in a coarse granite or pegmatite. Crystals of amazonite can also be found in Crystal Park, El Paso County, Colorado. Other locations in the United States which yield amazonite include the Morefield Mine in Amelia Courthouse, Virginia. It is also found in pegmatite in Madagascar, Canada and in Brazil.Because of its bright green color when polished, amazonite is so |