Topaz with Actinolite and Smoky Quartz
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The remote Nujiang Valley (Gaoligong Shan) in Nujiang Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province produced the first really fine Topaz crystals seen in China, starting at the turn of the 21st century. The best crystals are exceptionally gemmy, transparent, and display stunning crystal faces like facets on a cut gemstone, but the flow of specimens was short-lived. This superb cabinet sized piece from the finds of the early 2000s, features a 4 cm tall, water clear Topaz crystal of the highest quality, rising up from a Feldspar matrix with acicular Actinolite and unusually crystallized Smoky Quartz crystals in association. A really high quality Chinese Topaz specimen.
Product details
SpeciesTopaz, Quartz, Smoky quartz, Actinolite
SizeCabinet
Dimensions11.5 x 5.7 x 7.3 cm
Added on10/19/2025
Known provenance
| Date | Collector | Acquisition price |
|---|---|---|
| 07/2026 | Unknown Owner | $5,000.00 |
| — | Crystal Classics | Not disclosed |
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hard, glassy orthorhombic crystals from pegmatites and rhyolites; colors range from colorless to pink; sharp terminations aid identification, localitie…Regional guide
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