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amazonite: see feldspar feldspar (fĕl`spär, fĕld`–) or felspar ..... Click the link for more information. . amazonite [¦a·mə¦zō‚nīt] (mineralogy) An apple-green, bright-green, or blue-green variety of microcline found in the United States and the former Soviet Union; sometimes used as a gemstone. Also known as amazon stone. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Amazonite cluster earrings by Shaesby, yellow gold with amazonite
beads. This claim, however, is based on the
misidentification by archaeologists of amazonite (a green variety of
microcline) as emerald (Lucas and Harris, 1962, p. |
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