Amazonite

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Amazonite is a blue-green variety of microline which is a feldspar. It gets its names from the Amazon River, although no deposits of Amazonite have ever been found in the Amazon. Amazonite jewellery was found in the tomb of King Tutankhamun, and high quality Amazonite is sold under the trade names Colorado Jade and Pikes Peak Jade.

Alternative Names	Pikes Peak Jade, Colorado Jade, Amazon Stone, Amazon Jade
Colour	Blue, Green
Hardness	6 - 6.5
Crystal system	Triclinic
Streak	White
Lustre	Vitreous
Main Locations	USA, Madagascar, Russia
Chakra	Throat, Heart
Zodiac	Virgo
Numerology	5
Planetary	Uranus
Element	Water