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Photo by Rick Sheridan

Topaz, Muscovite

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Topaz with muscovite, 11 cm, from Mursinka, Ural Mountains, Russia. Ex Clarence Bement (1901), pictured in Bancroft’s The World’s Finest Minerals and Crystals (1973). Rick Sheridan photo, AMNH Photo Studio.

Product details

Species
Topaz, MuscoviteAbout Topaz →
SizeCabinet
Dimensions11.0 cm
Added on02/13/2026
Locality
Russia, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Murzinka MineRegional guide →
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record Mineral Collections In American Northeast page 20

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Clarence BementNot disclosed

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Topaz
Mineral guide
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hard, glassy orthorhombic crystals from pegmatites and rhyolites; colors range from colorless to pink; sharp terminations aid identification, localitie…
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Topaz from Murzinka Mine, Russia
from Murzinka Mine, Russia - pale blue to colorless, sharp orthorhombic crystals in pegmatite; prized for natural color, old provenance, and Urals charm.