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Topaz with Quartz

Unknown Owner
A colorless gemmy crystal of topaz 1.0 cm in size perched upon a light smoky and gemmy crystal of quartz. This is in good condition all around.

Product details

Species
Topaz, QuartzAbout Topaz →
SizeMiniature
Dimensions2.9 x 2.0 x 1.0 cm
Added on04/11/2025
Locality
Namibia, Erongo Region, Erongo MountainsRegional guide →

Known provenance

DateCollectorAcquisition price
—Unknown Owner$65.00
—Weinrich MineralsNot 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 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.