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Topaz

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Description
Locality: 
Spitzkopje Area, Karibib, Erongo Region, Namibia
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.6 × 1.7 × 1.8 cm
Description

This crystal has gem-quality. It is flawless - what you see on my photos are NO inclusions, just reflections from the bottom. So from bottom to top: this piece is flawless and in pure cut-quality! Spitzkoppe is well known for Topaz - for colorless ones! This here is from only one, famous discovery decades ago. The blue color is as intense or even better than any Aquamarine you ever saw from Erongo. And I haven´t seen any Topaz, not from Zimbabwe, neither from Brazil in this crazy good color. It is this 10% better, which makes it stand out even among the best ones world-wide. Yes small - but not even my photos can capture the clarity, the luster and the superb color of this crystal. The termination is razor-sharp, it shows textbook-habit with some modifications and additional faces.

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