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Amazonite — specimen 0100, photo © NMNHS
Amazonite — specimen 0100, photo © NMNHS

Amazonite — specimen 0100

Origin

South America
Brazil
Amazonite — specimen 0100, locality map
Data

Weight: 6.92 ct; size: 12.10 | 12.09 | 6.39 mm; shape: round; colour: medium very strongly bluish green; slightly greyish; clarity: translucent; cut: good; treatment: none.
Notes

Clean specimen; cabochon style cut.

Other specimens
Amazonite — specimen 0101

More information from ‘Classification’

Amazonite

A green to blue-green variety of microcline. The colour is usually caused by an elevated content of lead.


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