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Topaz Orthoclase & Smoky Quartz

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Topaz Orthoclase & Smoky Quartz

Collected by John & Robert Lawson

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Description
Locality: 
Slieve Binnian, Mourne Mountains, County Down, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 3 × 3 cm
Weight: 
34.00gr
Description

A small miarolitic cavity in granite matrix with a beautifully formed colourless topaz crystal associated with creamy white orthoclase crystals and dark smoky quartz crystals. LC

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Topaz

Formula: 
Al2(SiO4)(F,OH)2
Strunz: 
9.AF.35
Crystal System: 
Orthorhombic - Dipyramidal
Hardness: 
8.0
Streak: 
White

Orthoclase

Formula: 
KAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.30
Hardness: 
6.0
Streak: 
White

Smoky Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Hardness: 
7.0
Formula: 
SiO2
Hardness: 
0.0

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