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Topaz

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Perfectly formed pinacoidal transparent blue crystal on a matrix made of albite and muscovite with a smoky quartz.

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Species
TopazAbout Topaz →
Added on11/10/2024
Locality
Russia, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Murzinka MineRegional guide →

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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.