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Topaz with Muscovite and Smoky Quartz

Unknown Owner
A pleasing specimen of gem quality blue Topaz with Muscovite and Smoky Quartz from the Murzinka Mine, Russia. The gem crystal of Topaz measures to 2.4cm with well-formed faces, partly enclosed by platey silvery-brown Muscovite and associated with Smoky Quartz, one 5mm tabular crystal of Smoky Quartz protrudes out from the Muscovite near to the top of the specimen.

Product details

Species
Topaz, Quartz, Muscovite, Smoky quartzAbout Topaz →
SizeSmall Cabinet
Dimensions7.2 x 7.2 x 6.0 cm
Added on10/24/2024
Locality
Russia, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Murzinka MineRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Unknown Owner$7,500.00
—Crystal ClassicsNot disclosed

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Topaz
Mineral guide
Learn about Topaz
hard, glassy orthorhombic crystals from pegmatites and rhyolites; colors range from colorless to pink; sharp terminations aid identification, localitie…
Topaz
Regional guide
Topaz from Murzinka Mine, Russia
from Murzinka Mine belongs to the old Russian pegmatite tradition: pale blue to colorless crystals, sharply glassy, often displayed on feldspar, albite, or smoky quartz rather than as loose gem rough. The best pieces have an unmistakably 19th-century elegance—cool, transparent topaz rising from pale feldspar or dark smoky quartz, with the restrained color and crisp orthorhombic geometry that made the Urals a classic source long before modern blue topaz treatment flooded the gem market.