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A small with neat specimen with Sherry colored crystals of topaz to 0.7 cm in length on matrix. On the prominent crystal there is a ring of metallic microscopic bixbyite crystals around the girth of the topaz crystal. In good condition.Topaz Mountain, located in the Thomas Range of Juab County, Utah, is a famous mineral collecting site featuring amber and clear topaz crystals that formed within gas cavities of Miocene rhyolite lava flows. The region has a long history of rockhounding and mineral exploration dating back to the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. These same rhyolite cavities also yield bixbyite, a striking dark metallic mineral composed of manganese and iron oxides, which was named after the prominent early Utah prospector Maynard Bixby.

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SizeThumbnail
Dimensions1.5 x 1.0 x 0.6 cm
Added on10/08/2026
LocalityTopaz Mtn., Juab Co., Utah, USA

Current owner

Unknown Owner
Acquired
Oct 2026
Price paid
$90.00

Previous owners

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Weinrich MineralsNot disclosed

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hard, glassy orthorhombic crystals from pegmatites and rhyolites; colors range from colorless to pink; sharp terminations aid identification, localitie…