Amazonite
At a glance
- Type
- Mineral
- Group
- Silicate
- Crystal system
- Triclinic
- Hardness
- Hard (5.5 to 7.5)
- Density
- Medium (2.5 to 3.2)
- Occurs in
- Igneous rocks
- Foliation
- Not layered
- Colour
- Green, Blue
- Lustre
- Glassy, Pearly
- Use
- Jewellery
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Amazonite is the green variety of microcline, a potassium feldspar.
- Its name refers to the Amazon River, but the link is doubtful, as the green stone is mined mainly elsewhere.
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q429786 · All stones · All entries