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Hambergite & Topaz

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Hambergite & Topaz

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Description
Locality: 
Shengus, Haramosh Mountains, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Combination
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
2 × 3.2 × 2.7 cm
Description

A cluster of lustrous sharp hambergite crystals with a clear topaz and minor tourmaline crystals

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Hambergite

Formula: 
Be2(BO3)(OH)
Strunz: 
6.AB.05
Hardness: 
7.5
Type Locality: 
Salbutangen, Helgeroa, Langesundsfjorden, Larvik, Vestfold, Norway

Topaz

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