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Topaz, Quartz (Var: Smoky Quartz)

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A SHOWY and EXCELLENT Erongo Mountains combination specimen of two, very gemmy and lustrous, mostly colorless topaz crystals in parallel growth aesthetically set in spires of glassy, water-clear smoky quartz. The bit of edge wear at the large smoky termination is barely noticeable. The topazes and smokies have amazing transparency. Excellent material, complete on three sides, from the Dave Mansfield Collection.

Product details

SpeciesTopaz, Quartz, Smoky quartz
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions5.5 x 3.7 x 3.2 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.