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Amazonite from
Lake George, Park County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Unincorporated Community
Classification
Species:Microcline var: Amazonite
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz70
- var Smoky Quartz69
Albite65
- var Cleavelandite38
- var Pericline4
Onegite4
Fluorite4
Zircon2
- var Cyrtolite2
Limonite2
Hematite2
Columbite-(Fe)-Columbite-(Mn) Series2
Goethite1
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amazonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Lake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
Photo GalleryView Gallery (76 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:119969
Long-form Identifier:1:3:119969:7
GUID (UUID V4):0
Localities for Amazonite in this Region
Chance Claim, Lake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
NC No. 1 claim (Clarence Coil claim), Lake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
Quartz Hill, Lake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
R. A. Kosnar claim, Yucca Hill, Steven's Ranch, Lake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
Nearest other occurrences of Amazonite
1.3km (0.8 miles) ⓘpegmatite (1), Lake George (Badger Flats) Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
2.0km (1.2 miles) ⓘQuartz Hill, Lake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
3.7km (2.3 miles) ⓘLake George ring complex, Pikes Peak batholith, Teller County, Colorado, USA
5.7km (3.6 miles) ⓘRay Ziegler pegmatite pocket, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
6.2km (3.8 miles) ⓘCrystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
6.3km (3.9 miles) ⓘNC No. 1 claim (Clarence Coil claim), Lake George, Park County, Colorado, USA
6.5km (4.0 miles) ⓘFlorissant Area, Florissant (Topaz Butte), Teller County, Colorado, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘUnnamed pegmatite, Crystal Peak, Teller County, Colorado, USA
6.9km (4.3 miles) ⓘTwo Point Mine, Teller County, Colorado, USA
7.2km (4.4 miles) ⓘSky Hawk Claim, Teller County, Colorado, USA
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