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Sec. IV, Ch. 2: Semi-Precious Stone, Amazonite

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CHAPTER II.
ΑΜΑΖΟΝΙΤΕ.
BEAUTIFUL green mineral is occasionally used as an ornamental stone under the name of Amazonite or Amazon Stone. Formerly it was nearly all derived from Siberia, but in recent years magnificent examples have been found at Pike's Peak, Colorado ; while it has also been discovered in Scotland.
Amazon-stone is a bluish-green felspar, formerly regarded as a variety of orthoclase, but placed by the late M. Descloizeaux, on account of its optical behaviour, with microcline. Its colour has been referred to the presence of oxide of copper, but according to König, it is due to an organic compound of iron.
AMAZONITE.
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