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 Topic: Blue topaz from Japan |
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| Tony H Gill Replies: 57 Views: 116889 |
 Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 08, 2008 14:44 Subject: Re: blue topaz from Japan |
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| Topic: Blue topaz from Japan |
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| Tony H Gill Replies: 57 Views: 116889 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 08, 2008 14:35 Subject: Re: blue topaz from Japan |
| Hi All
I thought I had better share this, I realise the thread has probably gone on long enough now, and it probably sounds like I am clutching at straws but as I focus on collecting topaz, I may h ... |
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| Topic: Blue topaz from Japan |
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| Tony H Gill Replies: 57 Views: 116889 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 05, 2008 12:46 Subject: Re: blue topaz from Japan |
| Hi John (all)
Personally I agree with you, I have updated the details for the specimen in mindat in the description field to clarify that the locailty is being possibly from Brazil or Russia (the s ... |
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| Topic: Blue topaz from Japan |
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| Tony H Gill Replies: 57 Views: 116889 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 04, 2008 16:15 Subject: Re: blue topaz from Japan |
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| Topic: Blue topaz from Japan |
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| Tony H Gill Replies: 57 Views: 116889 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 04, 2008 16:03 Subject: Re: blue topaz from Japan |
| Thanks Lluís, so this leaves me in a bit of a quandry although the majority say its from the Urals - is there any other means to be certain? Do you have any pictures that are certainly from Brazil tha ... | |
| Topic: Blue topaz from Japan |
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| Tony H Gill Replies: 57 Views: 116889 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 04, 2008 14:34 Subject: Re: blue topaz from Japan |
| HI Lluís
Just got your thread, sorry could you clarify, do you think this is Brasilian or from Russia? Thanks Tony |
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| Topic: Blue topaz from Japan |
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| Tony H Gill Replies: 57 Views: 116889 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 04, 2008 14:31 Subject: Re: blue topaz from Japan |
| Hi again all,
Thanks for the increased info. With regard to my specimen in question, this was purchased about 2 years ago from an internet dealer who claimed it to be from Brazil. Unfortunately it ... |
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| Topic: Blue topaz from Japan |
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| Tony H Gill Replies: 57 Views: 116889 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Aug 01, 2008 12:00 Subject: Re: blue topaz from Japan |
| Wow guys, so the consensus so far seems to be that its a Russian specimen! I must admit I have a fair number of topaz crystals and I had some gut ''feel'' that it may not be Brazilian but I went with ... | |
| Topic: Blue topaz from Japan |
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| Tony H Gill Replies: 57 Views: 116889 |
Forum: Minerals and Mineralogy Posted: Jul 31, 2008 12:47 Subject: Re: blue topaz from Japan |
| Hi Folks
Jim - I dont want to take over your story board but hope you dont mind me putting the feelers out in this thread as its a very similar problem to yours but with no interesting evidence! T ... |
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