Item Number
217
Type
image
Description
Amazonite
Size
32 X 23
Status
in inventory
Display/Storage
Display
Building
Zuhl Museum
Original Site
Brazil
Date Acquired
2009
Source
Brazilian Dealer
Gallery/Room\Floor
Wow Gallery
Notes
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8) is a green to blue-green colored variety of microcline, a potassium-rich member of the feldspar group. Microcline, sanidine, and orthoclase are all polymorphs of one another, this means that these minerals have the same chemical compositions but different structures. This single crystal specimen of amazonite weighs 165 lbs.
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Description
Amazonite (KAlSi3O8) is a green to blue-green colored variety of microcline, a potassium-rich member of the feldspar group. Microcline, sanidine, and orthoclase are all polymorphs of one another, this means that these minerals have the same chemical compositions but different structures. This single crystal specimen of amazonite weighs 165 lbs. 17 x 25 x 13
Keywords
Amazonite Amazonite (KAlSi3O8) is a green to blue-green colored variety of microcline, a potassium-rich member of the feldspar group. Microcline, sanidine, and orthoclase are all polymorphs of one another, this means that these minerals have the same chemical compositions but different structures. This single crystal specimen of amazonite weighs 165 lbs. 2009 Mineral
Keywords
Amazonite Amazonite (KAlSi3O8) is a green to blue-green colored variety of microcline, a potassium-rich member of the feldspar group. Microcline, sanidine, and orthoclase are all polymorphs of one another, this means that these minerals have the same chemical compositions but different structures. This single crystal specimen of amazonite weighs 165 lbs. 2009 Mineral