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Topaz Smoky Quartz & Cleavelandite

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Topaz Smoky Quartz & Cleavelandite

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Description
Locality: 
Dassu, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
6 × 4.6 × 1.5 cm
Description

A fine specimen of beautiful white cleavelandite hosting a transparent, cognac-colored topaz crystal that sticks through the matrix with a smoky quartz. The topaz is totally undamaged, the back of the quartz shows a bit od damage but not visible from the front.

 

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

Smoky Quartz

Variety Of: 

Quartz

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

Cleavelandite

Variety Of: 

Albite

Formula: 
NaAlSi3O8
Strunz: 
9.FA.35
Hardness: 
6.0 - 6.5
Hardness: 
0.0
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