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Amazonite
Chemical formula: KAlSi3O8
Mineral Name: Microcline Feldspar
Hardness: 6
Color: Green, blue/green
Amazonite is the rare green variety of microcline
that is used as a semiprecious stone. It is also
known as amazon stone. The name microcline comes
from two Greek words meaning little and inclined,
referring to the cleavage angle's slight inclination
from ninety degrees.
Amazonite comes with a hardness of 6 to 6.5 and the
color varies in various shades of green to
blue-green. It has a vitreous luster with
transparency ranging from being opaque to
translucent.
Amazonite is used as an ornamental lapidary
material. It is said to aleviate muscle spasms and
to relieve stress and exhaustion. It also stimulates
clarity of thought, to enhance understanding and
improves one's ability to interact with others. It
is believed to pacify, soothe, harmonize, balance
human energies. Amazonite creates a feeling of power
and also leads a person away from the
self-destructive behavior. It facilitates a feeling
of peace and calmness that flows to the heart and
aligns the physical and astral bodies.
