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Microcline var. amazonite

#55142

Microcline var. amazonite

#55142
Availability
Sold
Size
5.5 x 3 x 2.5 cm - Sm Cabinet 
Formula
KAlSi3O8 (RRUFF)
Locality
Ten-Percenter mine, Crystal Peak dist., Teller Co., Colorado, United States

The white cap on this Microcline and the natural blemishes give this specimen a personality all its own.

Microcline

Formula
KAlSi3O8 
Crystal System
Triclinic 
Crystal Habit
Blocky, Crystalline - Coarse, Prismatic 
Cleavage
Perfect, Good, None 
Luster
Vitreous (Glassy) 
Color
bluish green, green, gray, grayish yellow, yellowish 
Streak
white 
Class
Triclinic - Pinacoidal 
Fracture
Uneven 
Hardness

Data courtesy of Webmineral.

Collection
Arnold G. Hampson Collection

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