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Topaz

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Description
Locality: 
Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Class: 
Single Crystal
Size Range: 
Small miniature (3-4.5 cm)
Size: 
4 × 3.5 × 2 cm
Description

An unusually shaped, transparent/translucent topaz crystal that measures 3.0 cm across the termination. The faces are reflective and the specimen is nicer than the images suggest as  it was difficult to photograph. 

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
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