Orthoclase and Microcline Photos 
Cochise College               
Photos of Minerals
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Roger Weller, geology instructor

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amazonite crystal-2
Florissant, Colorado
A green or bluish green variety of potassium feldspar is called either amazonite
or amazonstone.  Technically, it is microcline, not orthoclase.


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