🪨 Amazonite
Green to blue-green microcline feldspar. Colorado's Pike's Peak region and Virginia's Morefield Mine produce quality amazonite specimens.
Best Places to Find Amazonite
Morefield Mine (closed)
Amelia, Virginia · Fee Dig
Historic pegmatite mine once renowned for amazonite, garnet, and beryl. Now closed and sealing underground workings. Exhibits at the Smithsonian.
Crystal Peak
Florissant, Colorado · Fee Dig
Famous pegmatite area known for amazonite and smoky quartz specimens. Classic Colorado mineral collecting destination.
Lake George Area
Lake George, Colorado · Fee Dig
Multiple fee-dig operations near Lake George in Park County. Productive area for amazonite, smoky quartz, and topaz specimens.
Virginia Unakite & Amazonite
Gretna, Virginia · Public Land
Piedmont region of Virginia for unakite, amazonite, and kyanite. Road cuts and creek beds produce beautiful specimens.
Gillette Quarry
Haddam, Connecticut · Fee Dig
Famous fee-to-dig quarry in Haddam, Middlesex County. Known for amazonite, aquamarine, beryl, chrysoberyl, garnet, quartz crystals, and tourmaline. On...