Pinnacle 5 Minerals | Amazonite and Smoky Quartz

Calling for photos of specimens from Smoky Hawk or Sky Hawk claims. We are working on an article for Mineralogical Record and are trying to gather up as many photos as we can. Only submit photos of pieces you own please, and contact info so I can confirm details, etc. Send to email info@pinnacle5minerals.com or send message. Thanks. (This is the Smoky Hawk Queen from the Icon pocket.)

This is another look at a disintegrated pocket of smoky quartz with amazonite on the Smoky Hawk. In spite of lack of plates, it’s great to pull out some nice crystals. #glacierpeakmining #pegmatite #smokyquartz #amazonite #coloradominerals

Here is a quick clip of a manebach twin amazonite matrix specimen with smoky quartz. This came from a tiny bubble barely large enough for this specimen to crystallize within the space. This illustrates why examining any change in rock and going carefully is important. True there are many false stops, but this stop appears worth it. Also, many times work is more rapid because it lacks pegmatites. #glacierpeakmining #pinnacle5minerals #pegmatite #manebachtwin #amazonite

A great day at the Smoky Hawk with John Rakovan and Steve Maslansky who are working on the Smoky Hawk article. This is a decomposed pocket holding single amazonite and smoky quartz crystals. It’s broken up and filled with mud due to its near proximity to the surface. Still some great crystals. #pinnacle5minerals #glacierpeakmining #pegmatite #smokyquartz #amazonite

This is an example of our reclamation on the Two Point claim. Our goal is to return the land as soon as possible to wildlife habitat standard. #glacierpeakmining #reclamation

Hard work on the Sky Hawk. Fire ban includes any blasting so had a friend bring his splitter. We still get to drill the holes. Fred did a stellar job. Still have big rocks to clear but one step closer. #glacierpeakmining #pegmatite #drilling

Here are a couple clips from discovery of another small pocket of amazonite and smoky quartz from the Sky Hawk. Enjoy the discovery. #pinnacle5minerals #glacierpeakmining #pegmatite #smokyquartz #amazonite

We had the pleasure of hosting the Spanns and family a few days ago. You saw the pegmatite we opened. It was Gail’s turn to “pluck” and she pulled an incredible combo. Only a couple came out. These pockets have been small and in dense rock as you have seen in our posts, but the color is incredible. As always, the best part is sharing the adventure with friends and meeting new ones. Names not given but a graduate student and father had visited the day before and found great examples of RRE minerals (including a great zircon). They dropped by to say farewell. Just a great day. #glacierpeakmining #pegmatite #rareearthminerals #amazonite

Unexpectedly the narrow pegmatite we were following enlarged to a thick pegmatite with some blocky amazonite. At this point I found a very small opening but good sign. #pinnacle5minerals #glacierpeakmining

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