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 Mar 21 2014, 11:35 AM
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QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ Mar 21 2014, 08:32 AM)  Here is a 20x20 mm Amazonite heart I made for Woody's stepdaughter for her birthday a few years back. Dan set it for a pendant and gave it to her at the crystal dig. beautiful! -------------------- Find Colorado Prospector on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/170314493176558
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May 2 2014, 06:46 AM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,207 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
 Thanks Crusty! Here is a pair of diamond shaped Amazonite earrings Dan made. He set them in sterling silver with rose accents at the top. This pair was added to the Miners Market.
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May 5 2014, 02:53 PM
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Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 2,430 Joined: 6-June 13 From: Falcon, CO Member No.: 82,915 |
QUOTE (Mrs.CP @ May 2 2014, 07:46 AM) Thanks Crusty! Here is a pair of diamond shaped Amazonite earrings Dan made. He set them in sterling silver with rose accents at the top. This pair was added to the Miners Market.
Very nice! If the misses wore dangly bits I'd pick them up for her, but those are a bit big for anything she'd wear. -------------------- Find Colorado Prospector on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/170314493176558
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Mar 11 2015, 07:19 PM
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 Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 898 Joined: 9-January 14 From: Denver, CO Member No.: 116,265 |
Here is a few of our Amazonite finds from last season. Finally took some pictures.
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Mar 11 2015, 09:29 PM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 1,282 Joined: 13-January 14 From: Lakewood, Colorado Member No.: 116,305 |
Very beautiful! Cant wait to explore with you guys!
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Mar 11 2015, 10:58 PM
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 Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 730 Joined: 6-July 14 From: Grant, CO Member No.: 117,890 |
Fancy... oh, I'm not allowed to swear, hopefully you get where I was going... That's nice, wish I could find some...
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Jun 25 2015, 05:56 PM
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Shovel Buster! Group: Members Posts: 171 Joined: 19-October 14 From: Denver Member No.: 118,315 |
Adding my own Amazonite pics to the mix.
The first two pics show a crystal that is maybe a "Manebach twin".
A sharp crystal. (not sure of the twin form)
3 crystals that I am pretty sure are "UN-TWINNED" (rare for the Feldspar mineral family) Even though 2 of the crystals are attached, I don't think they share a twin structure.
The single, un-twinned crystal from above has another rarity for feldspar(amazonite), it has some pretty good translucency (light can pass through the crystal). Here it is with 2 different headlamps.
This is 4 crystals (2 sets of "Carlsbad" twin crystals)
A Large well formed "Carlsbad twin" crystal. It broke off from an even taller amazonite crystal (unable to find the base).
Here is the same crystal next to another Microcline feldspar "Carlsbad twin". In this pic you can see how the crystals twin, to form a psudo-hexagonal crystal.
Last but not least a Smokey quartz / amazonite combo! The large smokey has a 2nd overgrowth over the termination(tip), making it a "scepter" crystal. The smokey also has tiny inclusions of goethite. And on it's back it has a crystal of amazonite that had the termination broken off.
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Jun 26 2015, 04:03 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 898 Joined: 9-January 14 From: Denver, CO Member No.: 116,265 |
I don't remember seeing that last combo. Very cool brother!
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Jul 4 2015, 08:16 AM
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 Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 4,149 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 3 |
Cool finds Dave and Mike, thanks for posting them up! You both found some really nice pieces.
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Jul 29 2015, 09:09 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 898 Joined: 9-January 14 From: Denver, CO Member No.: 116,265 |
I met up with some friends to prospect a new area on Monday. I only dug for one day, but I found some pale Amazonite and 1 nice smokey.
This crystal was broken before I got to it.
I found the piece with the most color in it.
This large crystal took on a bit of green color in the corner also showing an inclusion of the mineral that may be responsible for bringing the green/blue color.
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Jul 29 2015, 09:22 PM
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Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 730 Joined: 6-July 14 From: Grant, CO Member No.: 117,890 |
Nice finds Mike!
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Jul 31 2015, 10:13 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Members Posts: 1,282 Joined: 13-January 14 From: Lakewood, Colorado Member No.: 116,305 |
Wowza!
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Mar 14 2016, 10:39 PM
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 Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 264 Joined: 18-February 15 From: Aurora Member No.: 120,144 |
Here are my surface finds from hunting ground in 2015, they just finished in sio. Not great specimens but nice color.
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Mar 17 2016, 08:27 AM
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Master Mucker! Group: Admin Posts: 7,207 Joined: 7-October 03 From: Colorado Member No.: 4 |
 Those cleaned up nicely and look great!
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