Amazonite, also known as amazonstone, is a green tectosilicate mineral, a variety of the potassium feldspar called microcline. Its chemical formula is...
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low-temperature variety of orthoclase or partially disordered microcline Amazonite (sometimes called "Amazon stone"), a green variety of microcline This...
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ornaments were made of amazonite while the tubular bead ere made of jasper and amber while the small circular beads were made of amazonite, crystal or amber...
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Pikes Peak granite. Probably the most famous mineral from the area is amazonite, a bluish form of microcline feldspar that is relatively rare in other...
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surrounds and eyebrows), quartz (the eyes), obsidian (the pupils), carnelian, amazonite, turquoise, and faience. When it was discovered in 1925, the 2.5 kg (5...
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institutional green when used as a pigment. For many years, the source of amazonite's color was a mystery. Widely thought to have been due to copper because...
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center and smoky quartz and amazonite can be found in many areas within four miles (6 km) of the summit. For example, amazonite can be found next to Barr...
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Euxenite Fayalite Feldspar subgroup: Andesine Albite Anorthite Anorthoclase Amazonite Bytownite Celsian Microcline Moonstone Adularia (var.) Rainbow (var.)...
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or orthoclase with thin lamellae of exsolved albite. Amazon stone, or amazonite, is a green variety of microcline. It is not found anywhere in the Amazon...
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Divide Florissant Goldfield Midland Crystola (Partly in El Paso county) Amazonite crystal, from Crystal Peak area near Florissant Mountains in Teller County...
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and not found again until 1912. It contained Colombian emerald, topaz, amazonite from Brazil, spinel, iolite, and chrysoberyl from Sri Lanka, ruby from...
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Pewter Pinchbeck Stainless steel Titanium Tungsten Mineral gemstones Agate Amazonite Amethyst Aventurine Beryl (red) Carnelian Chrysoberyl Chrysocolla Diamond...
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large crystals occur in mica-schist. It is also found with topaz and amazonite in the granite of the Ilmen Mountains in the southern Urals and of the...
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Pewter Pinchbeck Stainless steel Titanium Tungsten Mineral gemstones Agate Amazonite Amethyst Aventurine Beryl (red) Carnelian Chrysoberyl Chrysocolla Diamond...
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(15 ft) × 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in). The gem varieties of potassium feldspar, amazonite and moonstone are variant colored perthites. Le Maitre R.W.; Streckeisen...
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of granitic composition, containing large clasts of gemstones such as amazonite, garnet, and topaz. Phaneritic (phaner = visible) textures are typical...
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minerals as they also desired decorations made of apatite, turquoise, amazonite, or serpentinite for their aesthetic qualities. There is evidence that...
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Alexandrite (variety of chrysoberyl) Allingite (synonym of amber) Alum Amazonite (variety of microcline) Amethyst (purple variety of quartz) Ametrine (variety...
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Pewter Pinchbeck Stainless steel Titanium Tungsten Mineral gemstones Agate Amazonite Amethyst Aventurine Beryl (red) Carnelian Chrysoberyl Chrysocolla Diamond...
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generally made of gold, silver, copper, stones like lapis lazuli, turquoise, amazonite, quartz, etc. Many of the male figurines also reveal the fact that men...
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pegmatite with a length of 45 m and a maximum width of 10 m. It contains amazonite feldspar. Rare occurrences of yttrotantalite has been found in the mined...
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Pewter Pinchbeck Stainless steel Titanium Tungsten Mineral gemstones Agate Amazonite Amethyst Aventurine Beryl (red) Carnelian Chrysoberyl Chrysocolla Diamond...
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their precious (like topaz and beryl) and semi-precious stones, such as amazonite and rare metals, found in pegmatites and nepheline syenites. Now, most...
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tin, tungsten, niobium, tantalum, beryllium, lead, zinc and copper. Amazonite is present and was reportedly mined by the ancient Libyan civilization...
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side to his mining operation designed to secure the world's supply of Amazonite for his own egomaniacal use. "Block Busters" - Paulie Sludger, a corrupt...
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Materials for jewelry included gold, silver, turquoise, jasper, garnet, amazonite, agate, amethyst, feldspar, carnelian, obsidian, lapis, and faience. Glass...
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Amazonite mineral specimen from Konso. Size: 4.6 x 4.5 x 4.3 cm....
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the 20th century, the area was still known for the amazonite produced at the Morefield Mine. Amazonite is a crystallized stone, a green variety of microcline...
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Amelia is known for its minerals, including the nation's best supply of amazonite, a green feldspar found at the Morefield mine. In the 19th century, spas...
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Municipality, Macedonia. It can be confused with perovskite. It is found in an amazonite-rich area. Lead titanate, which is the premier piezoelectric material...
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