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Topaz

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A first-class miniature cluster of superbly developed Topaz crystals from the Erongo Mountains in Namibia. Gemmy crystals of delicate cornflower-blue Topaz measuring to 4.3 x 2.5 x 2.0 cm display excellent prism faces and complex terminations. Erongo Mountain lies between the capital, Windhoek, and the coastal town of Swakopmund. Erongo Mountain itself forms a complex topography of many smaller mountains within an overall circumference of 65 km and has become world-famous for its fabulous suite of pegmatite minerals. This magnificent group of Topaz crystals are attached to a neatly trimmed matrix of snow-white Albite feldspar showing subtle yet characteristic traits of the variety Cleavelandite. A top-notch specimen.

Product details

Species
TopazAbout Topaz →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions4.8 x 5.9 x 4.8 cm
Added on10/24/2024
Locality
Namibia, Erongo Region, Erongo MountainsRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
09/2025Unknown Owner$7,500.00
—Crystal ClassicsNot 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.