Provenite

Konso

AreaDraft data

5.2500° N, 37.4833° E · ± 10 km

Microcline from South Ethiopia Regional State, Ethiopia, with photos of specimens from this locality.

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Minerals found here

Microcline

On the same specimen

Same specimen Quartz with Microcline

1 specimen photo(s) from this locality show microcline with quartz together. The pairing comes from the photographer's file name and label, so the relationship between the two minerals is not specified.

Microcline at Konso

Two large intergrown amazonite crystals with deep blue-green colour, Konso.
Two large intergrown amazonite crystals with deep blue-green colour, Konso.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Large complete turquoise amazonite crystal with white microcline accents, Konso.
Large complete turquoise amazonite crystal with white microcline accents, Konso.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Cluster of robin's-egg blue amazonite crystals on white microcline, Konso.
Cluster of robin's-egg blue amazonite crystals on white microcline, Konso.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Two sharp amazonite crystals on a bed of white microcline, Konso.
Two sharp amazonite crystals on a bed of white microcline, Konso.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Amazonite crystal with smoky quartz crystals sprouting from its faces, Konso.
Amazonite crystal with smoky quartz crystals sprouting from its faces, Konso.
Photo: Robert M. Lavinsky · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Formula
KAlSi₃O₈
Morphology
Sharp, complete prismatic crystals and intergrown groups, sometimes on white microcline
Typical size
Crystals commonly 3 to 10 cm, specimens up to about 21 cm
Color / luster
Amazonite: robin's-egg blue to deep turquoise blue-green; vitreous luster
Associated minerals
Albite (cleavelandite)smoky quartzwhite microcline
Twins
Carlsbad twins reported
Availability
Unknown
History
Recent finds produced amazonite that dealers compare with the Colorado classics

Sources: SRC-562 SRC-572

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Geology of the locality

Region
South Ethiopia Regional State
Country
Ethiopia

Specimen labels give 'Konso, Sidamo-Borana Province'; coordinate is the town of Konso (GeoNames), the amazonite pegmatites lie in the surrounding area.

Sources: SRC-563

Sources

  1. SRC-563 · Database
    GeoNames search: Konso, EthiopiaGeoNames · GeoNames
  2. SRC-562 · Website
    AmazoniteWikipedia contributors · Wikipedia
  3. SRC-572 · Website
    File:Microcline-187726.jpgRobert M. Lavinsky · Wikimedia Commons

Draft data from the Provenite workbook. Check entries against the cited sources before relying on them. Photos are open-licence images from Wikimedia Commons; the author and licence are given with each photo.