Amazonite — specimen 0101, photo © NMNHS

Amazonite — specimen 0101

Origin

South America

Brazil

Data

Weight: 4.64 ct; size: 12.05 | 9.76 | 5.53 mm; shape: oval; colour: medium very strongly bluish green; slightly greyish; clarity: translucent; cut: good; treatment: none.

Notes

Clean specimen; cabochon style cut.

Other specimens

More information from ‘Classification’

Amazonite

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