Amazonite & Smoky Quartz (old Colorado classic!)

Item Description

Classic and very showy, old-time 360-degree amazonite and smoky quartz from the famous Pikes Peak area. The jauntily set textbook amazonite crystals have pretty turquoise-blue color with moderate luster. These crystals have classic perthite texture - intergrowth of two different feldspar minerals in one rock. The banding of the lighter colored feldspar and the well-placed glassy, translucent terminated smoky at one end adds much pizzazz. Complete all-around and essentially pristine. The noted basal periphery wear and contacting is certainly acceptable in the context of this very fine old-timer. From an East Coast collection and comes with a century-old faded and torn label.