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am·a·zon·ite  (m-z-nt)
n.
A green variety of microcline, often used as a semiprecious stone. Also called amazon stone.
[After the Amazon (River).]
amazonite [ˈæməzəˌnaɪt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Minerals) a green variety of microcline used as a gemstone. Formula: KAlSi3O8 Also called Amazon stone
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Amazonite has a soft green to blue green color, often with thin white streaks interlacing the green It forms blocky prismatic or tabular crystals with angles that are not quite ninety degrees Amazonite has a soft green to blue green color, often with thin white streaks interlacing the green.
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