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Topaz

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Description
Locality: 
Mokrusha Mine, Alabashka, Yuzhakovo, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian Federation
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
3.6 × 3.8 × 3.2 cm
Description

Beautiful single crystal of topaz from Russia. It is nicely terminated and shows a fine and intense blue colour as well as a good lustre. It is also well terminated and here are dozens of small crystals of lustrous mica intergrown in the crystal which gives a fine appearence.

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