
Gorgeous Chatoyant
Amazonite
Heart
Size: 2 1/4" x 2 1/4" x 1 1/4"
(57 x 57 x 30 mm)
This green sodium feldspar may have derived it's name from the Amazon River and the lush green Amazon forests of Brazil ...
though we doubt Amazonite was ever found there ...
the majority of Brazil's minerals are harvested near Minas Gerais ... Nevertheless ...
The pictures just can not capture the chatoyancy of this stone ...
Amazonite displays a "schiller" of light (chatoyancy) which is caused by inclusions in the crystal structure.
Schiller is a lustrous reflection from planes in a mineral grain and is similar to what is more commonly known as iridescence ... you have seen this in our Moonstone spheres.
Most Amazonite you see is laden with white Quartz streaks ... the Madagascar variety (which this sphere is) is almost totally abscent of the streaks ... instead, its crystal structure has "layers" ... reminds us of one of those buttermilk biscuits ...
So, if you want something different in your Amazonite, this is is!
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