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Topaz

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NOTE THIS IS topaz of a slight blue color, and thats nice enough, and its extremely aesthetic and impressive and gemmy on its own merits....but it is ERONGO and not from the more common and assumed best Namib topaz locality of Spitzkopje! This took me by surprise. I had not seen such fine Erongo topaz before! And, its much MUCH better in person. The pleasant pastel blue color it has, does not show well in photos here. 9.6 x 6.5 x 4.8 cm

Product details

SpeciesTopaz
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions9.6 x 6.5 x 4.8 cm
Added on10/23/2024
LocalityNamibia, Erongo Region, Erongo Mountains

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
08/2024Unknown OwnerNot disclosed
—The ArkenstoneNot 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…
Topaz
Regional guide
Topaz from Erongo Mountains, Namibia
The Erongo Mountains produce one of the more distinctive African topaz styles: pale blue, pale green, or colorless crystals from miarolitic cavities in a granite-dominated volcanic complex, often accompanied by schorl, feldspar, smoky quartz, fluorite, aquamarine, muscovite, or goethite. Unlike the more familiar Namibian topaz from the Spitzkoppe area, Erongo topaz is valued less as loose gem rough and more as a specimen mineral—etched, glassy, sharply terminated, and best of all still attached to its original pocket matrix.