What is Amazonite?
Amazonite is a relatively soft stone (5/10 or 6/10 Mohs). Technically it is a green microcline feldspar.
What makes it appealing when polished is the iridescent effect which makes the stones appear to shimmer in daylight.
Not particularly expensive but very pretty when set in silver jewellery.
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