Amazonite vs Malachite
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Amazonite
Amazonite is the blue-green variety of microcline, a potassium feldspar. It is typically opaque to translucent, with color ranging from pale green to blue-green and often with white streaks or patches. Documented localities include Colorado and Virginia in the United States, as well as Russia, Madagascar, and Brazil; the material is used for cabochons, beads, ornamental objects, and mineral specim...
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Malachite
Malachite is a green copper carbonate hydroxide mineral with the chemical formula Cu2CO3(OH)2. It commonly forms opaque, botryoidal, fibrous, or banded aggregates, and its alternating light and dark green bands are especially recognizable in polished specimens. Malachite has been used as a copper ore, ornamental stone, pigment, and material for carved objects and jewelry, although it is relatively...
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