Topaz

     
Origin: Xuan Le, Thanh Hoa Prov., Vietnam
Sample size: 2.9 x 1.4 x 1.2 cm
 
  
Origin: Virgem de Lapa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sample size: 2.7 x 2.4 x 0.7 cm
 
  
Origin: Jos, Nigeria
Sample size: 2.8 x 2.6 x 1.4 cm
 
  
Origin: Thomas Range (North), Utah, U.S.A.
Sample size: 4.2 x 1.9 x 1.1 cm
 
  
Origin: Zapot Mine, Hawthorne, Mineral Co., Nevada, U.S.A.
Sample size: 7.5 x 6.8 x 5.7 cm
 
Origin: Kolwezi, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Sample size: 4.2 x 1 x 0.9 cm
 
  
Origin: Dassu, Shigar Valley, Baltistan, N.A., Pakistan
Sample size: 3 x 1.8 x 1.7 cm
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Rob Lavinsky

The Arkenstone

 

1.2 cm colourless transparent topaz crystal on feldspar
Origin: Shingus, Gilgit, Pakistan
Sample size: ca. 2 x 2.5 cm
 
  
Brown fine-grained topaz pseudo after Karslbader orthoclase twins
Origin: Saubach near Muldenberg, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany
Sample size: 2 x 4 cm and 3 x 4 cm (left), 4 x 5 cm and 4 x 4 cm (right)
 

Photo courtesy of: 

Diederik Visser

Diederik Visser Minerals & Petrological Services

 

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