Topaz (var. Imperial), Goethite, Kaolinite, Quartz - image 1
Photo by Joe Budd

Topaz (var. Imperial), Goethite, Kaolinite, Quartz

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Topaz (var. Imperial) on oxidized goethite-kaolinite-quartz, 14.5 cm, from Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Repaired in one place with very minor restorations. Ex Rob Lavinsky and Gene Meieran collections; Gene purchased this specimen in Brazil in 1998, through Pierre Laville. We saw it for the very first time without base lighting and, in our early inexperience, were going to pass on it. Then one of us lit it up with a flashlight just in time. Joe Budd photo, courtesy of The Arkenstone.

Product details

SpeciesTopaz, Quartz, Goethite, Kaolinite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions14.5 cm
Added on02/13/2026
LocalityBrazil, Minas Gerais, Ouro Preto
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collecting In Texas page 39
Current owner
CC
The Carabas Collection
Member since 2026
Previous owners
DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Gene MeieranNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot disclosed

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