Directory of Gems - Gem Dictionary - reference guide to Amazonite Directory of Gems - Gem Dictionary - reference guide to Amazonite
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Amazonite is a mineral of limited occurrence. Formerly it was obtained almost exclusively from the area of Miyask in the Ilmen mountains, 50 miles southwest of Chehabinsk, Russia, where it occurs in granitic rocks.
Because of its bright green colour when polished, amazonite is sometimes cut and used as a gemstone, although it is easily fractured.
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