Amazonite Value, Price, and Jewelry Information

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Some amazonite cut from Minas Gerais, Brazil. Gem cutting by Afonso Marques. Photo By Eurico Zimbres Zimbres (talk) 17:34, 14 September 2008 (UTC) (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Amazonite is a variety of microcline, which is itself a variety of feldspar.

Amazonite Value

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Amazonite Information

DataValue
NameAmazonite
Is a Variety ofMicrocline
Crystallography Triclinic.
Refractive Index 1.522-1.530
Colors Green, blue-green
Luster Vitreous.
Fracture Uneven to conchoidal
Hardness 6-6.5
Specific Gravity 2.54-2.63
Birefringence 0.008
Cleavage Perfect
Luminescence Weak olive green, possibly medium to faint red SW, yellow-green LW
Transparency Translucent to opaque.
Optics Biaxial (-)

Comments

Amazonite is a variety of microcline which is a variety of feldspar.

Sources

Brazil; India; United States.

Name

Amazonite is named after the Amazon River basin in South America.