Amazonite, also known as amazonstone, is a green tectosilicate mineral, a variety of the potassium feldspar called microcline. Its chemical formula is...
15 KB (1,444 words) - 19:16, 23 December 2024
Gemstones in the Bible (section Amazonite)
from the Arabian Peninsula, where the aqiq (agate) industry is strong. Amazonite - Hebrew לֶשֶׁם lešem, the first stone of the third row of the priestly...
32 KB (4,175 words) - 01:02, 16 January 2025
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...
9 KB (1,066 words) - 01:57, 11 June 2024
low-temperature variety of orthoclase or partially disordered microcline Amazonite (sometimes called "Amazon stone"), a green variety of microcline This...
789 bytes (122 words) - 02:20, 26 November 2024
Pewter Pinchbeck Stainless steel Titanium Tungsten Mineral gemstones Agate Amazonite Amethyst Aventurine Beryl (red) Carnelian Chrysoberyl Chrysocolla Diamond...
35 KB (3,697 words) - 16:02, 3 December 2024
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...
19 KB (1,955 words) - 22:18, 18 January 2025
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...
8 KB (831 words) - 06:15, 6 January 2025
Euxenite Fayalite Feldspar subgroup: Andesine Albite Anorthite Anorthoclase Amazonite Bytownite Celsian Microcline Moonstone Adularia (var.) Rainbow (var.)...
13 KB (867 words) - 20:42, 30 December 2024
and not found again until 1912. It contained Colombian emerald, topaz, amazonite from Brazil, spinel, iolite, and chrysoberyl from Sri Lanka, ruby from...
103 KB (12,527 words) - 20:59, 11 January 2025
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...
89 KB (10,526 words) - 18:18, 4 January 2025
including diamond, ruby, sapphire, kornerupine, tugtupite, lapis lazuli, amazonite, peridot, quartz, spinel, topaz, and tourmaline. Most of Greenland's ruby...
14 KB (1,918 words) - 20:09, 20 November 2024
Pewter Pinchbeck Stainless steel Titanium Tungsten Mineral gemstones Agate Amazonite Amethyst Aventurine Beryl (red) Carnelian Chrysoberyl Chrysocolla Diamond...
61 KB (6,775 words) - 00:27, 17 January 2025
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...
8 KB (660 words) - 16:54, 11 September 2024
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...
11 KB (1,549 words) - 19:28, 5 January 2025
Pewter Pinchbeck Stainless steel Titanium Tungsten Mineral gemstones Agate Amazonite Amethyst Aventurine Beryl (red) Carnelian Chrysoberyl Chrysocolla Diamond...
17 KB (1,669 words) - 23:55, 31 October 2024
(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...
3 KB (338 words) - 15:57, 17 November 2024
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...
15 KB (864 words) - 22:33, 7 August 2023
Municipality, Macedonia. It can be confused with perovskite. It is found in an amazonite-rich area. Lead titanate, which is the premier piezoelectric material...
3 KB (111 words) - 09:37, 21 August 2024
of granitic composition, containing large clasts of gemstones such as amazonite, garnet, and topaz. Phaneritic (phaner = visible) textures are typical...
3 KB (419 words) - 09:41, 23 September 2023
the Hebrew name appears to be derived from Egyptian nšmt, referring to amazonite. This etymological translation stands in contrast to traditions following...
36 KB (4,758 words) - 06:07, 9 January 2025
Divide Florissant Goldfield Midland Crystola (Partly in El Paso county) Amazonite crystal, from Crystal Peak area near Florissant Mountains in Teller County...
12 KB (859 words) - 04:25, 8 December 2024
Pewter Pinchbeck Stainless steel Titanium Tungsten Mineral gemstones Agate Amazonite Amethyst Aventurine Beryl (red) Carnelian Chrysoberyl Chrysocolla Diamond...
18 KB (2,107 words) - 17:09, 5 October 2024
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...
9 KB (705 words) - 03:05, 30 December 2024
Alexandrite (variety of chrysoberyl) Allingite (synonym of amber) Alum Amazonite (variety of microcline) Amethyst (purple variety of quartz) Ametrine (variety...
43 KB (2,846 words) - 19:16, 19 December 2024
generally made of gold, silver, copper, stones like lapis lazuli, turquoise, amazonite, quartz, etc. Many of the male figurines also have their hair dressed...
33 KB (4,166 words) - 00:52, 2 January 2025
minerals as they also desired decorations made of apatite, turquoise, amazonite, or serpentinite for their aesthetic qualities. There is evidence that...
45 KB (5,197 words) - 07:43, 6 January 2025
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...
16 KB (1,725 words) - 02:46, 17 December 2024
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...
2 KB (81 words) - 03:06, 3 November 2024
their precious (like topaz and beryl) and semi-precious stones, such as amazonite and rare metals, found in pegmatites and nepheline syenites. Now, most...
2 KB (101 words) - 20:23, 6 November 2024
Amazonite mineral specimen from Konso. Size: 4.6 x 4.5 x 4.3 cm....
15 KB (1,697 words) - 19:40, 1 June 2024