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Amazonite from
Butterfield pegmatites, South Platte Pegmatite Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA


Locality type:Pegmatite Field
Classification
Species:Microcline var: Amazonite
Formula:K(AlSi3O8)
Confirmation
Validity:Confirmed
Confirmation Methods:Visually Identified
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Amazonite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Butterfield pegmatites, South Platte Pegmatite Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:724630
Long-form Identifier:1:3:724630:2
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Amazonite
5.1km (3.2 miles) ⓘSeerie pegmatite (Cooper pegmatite), South Platte Pegmatite Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
7.8km (4.8 miles) ⓘLittle Patsy pegmatite, South Platte Pegmatite Mining District, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
18.4km (11.4 miles) ⓘHarris Park, Park County, Colorado, USA
21.4km (13.3 miles) ⓘPine Nook, Devils Head Pegmatite Mining District, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
26.9km (16.7 miles) ⓘDevils Head Mine (Devils Head pegmatite), Devils Head Pegmatite Mining District, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
27.0km (16.8 miles) ⓘDevils Head Occurrence (C.M.S.), Devils Head Pegmatite Mining District, Douglas County, Colorado, USA
30.3km (18.8 miles) ⓘBeaver Brook pegmatite (Brandt pegmatite), Clear Creek pegmatite Province, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
31.3km (19.4 miles) ⓘShaffer Hill (Jacobsen Ranch Pegmatite), Clear Creek Pegmatite Province, Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA
43.3km (26.9 miles) ⓘWheel of Fortune Claim, Lake George (Badger Flats) Area, Park County, Colorado, USA
45.5km (28.2 miles) ⓘTen-Percenter Mine, Teller County, Colorado, USA
References
Jim Hall, Rudy Boloña, Dean Alum, Tom Henderson
 
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