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Topaz from Brumado, Bahia, Brazil

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Pink topaz crystals replacing enstatite crystals (3.3 cm) with a doubly terminated quartz crystal (3 cm) from the Pedra Preta mine, Brumado. Luiz Menezes collection, MM Gerdau – Museu das Minas e do Metal, Belo Horizonte. Photo by Andrea Carla Ferreira.

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SpeciesTopazQuartzEnstatite
SizeMuseum
Dimensions330.0 cm
Added on03/26/2026
LocalityBrazil, Bahia, Brumado
Publications
  • Mineralogical Record 57 2 page 254
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Luiz Menezes

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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 Brumado
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Brumado
Brumado, Brazil — renowned magnesite district in Serra das Éguas, yielding glassy magnesite rhombs and tourmalines; a key collector locality with rare minerals.