Amazonite??????

[xCeciliax]

Hey everybody!
I found a gorgeous large stone today while riding my bike around town. I think I found amazonite, and would like to see what you guys think!

 

[IAMZIM]

I don't think it is Amazonite. The structure looks all wrong to me. It looks like soapstone. Try a hardness test, Amoazonite is a microcline feldspar, with a hardness of 6. Let us know, it looks like a neat rock!

 

[ecmjamsit]

What part of Colorado did you find it at ?

 

[Johnnybravo300]

That's not but looks similar kind of.

 

[smokeythecat]

It is definitely amazonite. The cleavage planes give it away. Soapstone can be scratched with a finger nail.

 

[huntsman53]

IMHO, it doesn't look like any Amazonite that I have ever seen, found or owned. I would venture a guess that it is possibly Jadeite.

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Frank

 

[PikesPeakCharlie]

I don't think it's Amazonite ,but I've been wrong before Here is a piece of Park Cty Colo Amazonite to compare. PPC

 

[huntsman53]

I don't think it's Amazonite ,but I've been wrong before Here is a piece of Park Cty Colo Amazonite to compare. PPC

That is a really nice specimen!


Frank

 

[xCeciliax]

Hi guys,

I did a test on it, it barely even cuts with a knife, it's extremely strong.

 

[xCeciliax]

It's not jadeite honestly. It's not green at all. It's a very bright blue. I'll post another pic here