Amazonite

Feldspar

6–6.5Hardness (Mohs)

KAlSi₃O₈:PbChemistry

10Known origins & mines

Turquoise-teal microcline once confused with Amazon jade. Colorado's Lake George and Crystal Peak districts supply museum-grade smoky-quartz/amazonite combos; Egypt's ancient Ihmara mines predate dynastic times.

Known origins & mines

Ilmen Mountains Amazonite · Russia

Historic mine · Legendary locality

Near Miask in the Urals, the first-known historic amazonite deposit - it supplied imperial lapidary workshops and Faberge carvers.…

Lake George Amazonite Diggings · United States

Active mining · Legendary locality

Crystal Peak claim diggers unearth amazonite-smoky quartz pairings of museum grade — Colorado's state mineral is the world benchmark for tea…

Gebel el-Asr Ancient Mines · Egypt

Historic mine · Notable deposit

Tutankhamun's scarab came from these predynastic Egyptian amazonite quarries southwest of Abu Simbel — worked before 3000 BC.…

Barrinha · Brazil

Natural occurrence · Minor occurrence

Crystal Park Area · United States

Active mining · Notable deposit

Devils Head · United States

Natural occurrence · Minor occurrence

Fazenda Melancia · Brazil

Natural occurrence · Minor occurrence

Fazenda Quixabeira · Brazil

Historic mine · Notable deposit

Fazenda Salgado · Brazil

Natural occurrence · Minor occurrence

Shaffer Hill · United States

Active mining · Notable deposit

Mineral family: Feldspar

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