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Topaz With Quartz

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Topaz With Quartz

Ex Collection Dr Winfried Böhmer (Wunstorf/Germany)

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Description
Locality: 
Schneckenstein, Kielberg, Klingenthal, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
5.6 × 4.9 × 4.5 cm
Largest Crystal: 
1.30cm
Description

Topaz crystals with quartz on matrix from a classic German location

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

Quartz

Formula: 
SiO2
Strunz: 
4.DA.05
Crystal System: 
Trigonal
Hardness: 
7.0
Streak: 
White