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Amazonite
1-443.42.00Synonym: Amazonstone.
Name: the Amazon River.
Clades: Potassium feldspars; Tectosilicates.
Chemical: KAlSi3O8.
Crystal system: Triclinic.
Region: Amazo, Egypt, Mesopotamia.
Color: green, greenish-blue.
Use: as a gemstone.MineralogyAmazonite is a variety of the potassium feldspar called microcline.
It is polymorphic to orthoclase.
It is a beautiful crystallized variety of a bright verdigris-green, possessing a lively green colour.
Name: the Amazon River.
Clades: Potassium feldspars; Tectosilicates.
Chemical: KAlSi3O8.
Crystal system: Triclinic.
Region: Amazo, Egypt, Mesopotamia.
Color: green, greenish-blue.
Use: as a gemstone.MineralogyAmazonite is a variety of the potassium feldspar called microcline.
It is polymorphic to orthoclase.
It is a beautiful crystallized variety of a bright verdigris-green, possessing a lively green colour.