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Tobi
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 Posted: Sep 18, 2017 11:54 Post subject: Favourite Topazes? |
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What are your favourite TOPAZ localities? My personal favourites are:
- Schneckenstein cliff, Kielberg, Klingenthal, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany
- Nujiang Valley, Nujiang Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
- Katlang, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
- Dassu, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
- Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA
- Xanda mine, Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
| Mineral: | Topaz |
| Locality: | | Schneckenstein cliff, Tannenbergsthal, Muldenhammer, Vogtlandkreis, Saxony/Sachsen, Germany |  |
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| Dimensions: | Specimen size 4 cm |
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| Mineral: | Topaz |
| Locality: | | Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | Crystal size 13 mm |
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Jesse Fisher
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| Posted: Sep 18, 2017 13:02 Post subject: Re: Favourite Topazes? |
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Alabashka, Ural Mts., Russia, 9 cm tall. Most likely Mokrusha Mine.
| Mineral: | Topaz, Quartz, Albite |
| Locality: | | Mokrusha Mine, Alabashka pegmatite field, Yuzhakovo, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Ural, Russia | |
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| Dimensions: | 9 cm tall |
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rweaver
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Location: Ridgecrest, California
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| Posted: Sep 18, 2017 19:53 Post subject: Re: Favourite Topazes? |
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Former collection of Geary Murdock, collected in 1984. This is the best of only two matrix specimens I know about and has been in my collection since Oct 1984.
| Mineral: | Topaz on Quartz |
| Locality: | | Centerville District, Boise County, Idaho, USA | |
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| Dimensions: | 6.0 cm x 5.0 cm |
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Tony
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| Posted: Sep 21, 2017 07:09 Post subject: Re: Favourite Topazes? |
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Mika pegmatite, Rangkul' Highlands, Pamir Mts, Tajikistan
One of my all time favs
| Mineral: | Topaz, Quartz (variety morion) |
| Locality: | | Mika pegmatite, Rangkul, Pamir Mountains, Viloyati Mukhtori Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 6cm x 4cm |
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James Catmur
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John S. White
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| Posted: Sep 25, 2017 05:17 Post subject: Re: Favourite Topazes? |
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Thought I would add one of my favorites. This crystal is favored because it is doubly terminated, a rarity with topaz. The crystal faces clearly demonstrate that topaz is hemimorphic or hemihedral; that is, it possesses lower symmetry than most orthorhombic crystals, The result is that the forms on each termination are dissimilar, a feature commonly seen in tourmaline. Hemimorhphite is so-named because of this property. The crystal is 5 cm long and is from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Hi Tony. That is a wonderful topaz. Not clear what James' comment means.
| Mineral: | Topaz |
| Locality: | | Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil | |
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| Dimensions: | 5 cm long |
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James Catmur
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Tobi
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| Posted: Sep 25, 2017 11:35 Post subject: Re: Favourite Topazes? |
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| Tony wrote: | Topaz, Quartz (variety morion)
Mika pegmatite, Rangkul, Pamir Mountains, Viloyati Mukhtori Gorno-Badakhshan, Tajikistan
Dimensions: 6cm x 4cm |
Very beautiful combination!
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Rich Olsen
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| Posted: Sep 25, 2017 15:50 Post subject: Re: Favourite Topazes? |
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My favorite topaz locality and my favorite specimen of several I have from there
It is doubly terminated but it is difficult to discern in this photo
| Mineral: | Topaz |
| Locality: | | Ghundao Hill, Katlang, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | |
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| Dimensions: | 3.0cm total specimen |
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