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Amazonite from
Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia


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Amazonite

Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
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Amazonite

Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
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Amazonite

Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
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Amazonite

Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
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Amazonite

Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
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Amazonite

Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
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Amazonite

Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
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Amazonite

Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
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Amazonite

Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
03686290017272048857603.jpg
Amazonite

Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
02303010017272048863645.jpg
Amazonite

Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
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Amazonite

Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Microcline var: Amazonite
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data:
Quartz9
- var Smoky Quartz5
Albite5
- var Cleavelandite1
Feldspar Group3
Microcline2
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amazonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Kenticha mine, Kenticha pegmatite field, Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Photo GalleryView Gallery (38 photos)
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:257281
Long-form Identifier:1:3:257281:9
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
KÞster, Dirk (2009) Granitoid-hosted Ta mineralization in the Arabian–Nubian Shield: Ore deposit types, tectono-metallogenetic setting and petrogenetic framework. Ore Geology Reviews, 35 (1). 68-86 doi:10.1016/j.oregeorev.2008.09.008
 
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