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+ | [[image:Amazonite_xls.jpg|left|thumb|400px|Microcline (aka Amazonite) with albite]] | ||
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+ | Amazonite is a tradename for [[microcline]] ([[feldspar|K-feldspar]]) and has a green to blue green colour.<br /> | ||
+ | [[image:Amazonite_cabs.jpg|left|frame|Amazonite Cabochons]] | ||
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+ | Microcline has the same chemical composition (KAlSi<sub>3</sub>O<sub>8</sub>) as [[orthoclase]], but it grows as triclinic crystals opposed to the monoclinic orthoclase. | ||
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+ | ==Sources== | ||
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+ | * [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0750658568?ie=UTF8&tag=gemsandwhywelove&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=0750658568 Gems Their Sources, Descriptions and Identification'' 4th Edition (1990) - Robert Webster (6th ed.)] | ||
+ | * ''Gemstones of the world, 3rd rev and exp edition'' (2006) - Walter Schuman ISBN 1402740166 |
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Amazonite | |
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Chemical composition | Microcline feldspar |
Crystal system | Triclinic |
Habit | Massive |
Hardness | 6-6.5 |
Optic nature | Biaxial - |
Refractive index | 1.522-1.530 |
Birefringence | 0.008-0.010 |
Dispersion | Low |
Specific gravity | 2.56 |
Lustre | Vitreous |
Amazonite is a tradename for microcline (K-feldspar) and has a green to blue green colour.
Microcline has the same chemical composition (KAlSi3O8) as orthoclase, but it grows as triclinic crystals opposed to the monoclinic orthoclase.
Sources
- Gems Their Sources, Descriptions and Identification 4th Edition (1990) - Robert Webster (6th ed.)
- Gemstones of the world, 3rd rev and exp edition (2006) - Walter Schuman ISBN 1402740166