BDE0498 | |||||
Topaz with Quartz | |||||
Schneckenstein, Klingenthal, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany | |||||
Miniature | 3x2.5x2cm | 15g | |||
Yellow xls 3-8mm associated with quartz and other minerals. Collected in the 70s. From the famous historical location, now closed for collecting. | |||||
BDE0499 | |||||
Topaz with Quartz | |||||
Schneckenstein, Klingenthal, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany | |||||
Miniature | 3x2.5x1.5cm | 10g | |||
Yellow xls 3-8mm associated with quartz and other minerals. Collected in the 70s. From the famous historical location, now closed for collecting. | |||||
BDE0496 | |||||
Topaz with Quartz | |||||
Schneckenstein, Klingenthal, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany | |||||
Miniature | 4x3x2cm | 25g | |||
Yellow xls 3-8mm associated with quartz and other minerals. Collected in the 70s. From the famous historical location, now closed for collecting. | |||||
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CDE0497 | |||||
Topaz with Quartz | |||||
Schneckenstein, Klingenthal, Vogtland, Saxony, Germany | |||||
Small Cabinet | 5.5x4x3cm | 60g | |||
Yellow xls 3-8mm associated with quartz and other minerals. Collected in the 70s. From the famous historical location, now closed for collecting. | |||||
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AMM0724 | |||||
Topaz | |||||
Mogok (Mogoke), Sagaing Division, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)) | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.5x1cm | ||||
Loose x, very slightly rounded edges (from alluvial deposit). | |||||
AMM0727 | |||||
Topaz | |||||
Sakangyi (Sakangai), Mogok area, Sagaing Division, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) | |||||
Thumbnail | 0.9x0.9cm | ||||
Loose x, colorless transparent, from primary deposits. | |||||
AMM0728 | |||||
Topaz | |||||
Sakangyi (Sakangai), Mogok area, Sagaing Division, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) | |||||
Thumbnail | 1x0.9cm | ||||
Loose x, colorless transparent, from primary deposits. | |||||
AMM0733 | |||||
Topaz | |||||
Sakangyi (Sakangai), Mogok area, Sagaing Division, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.1x0.9cm | ||||
Loose x, colorless transparent, from primary deposits. | |||||
AMM0734 | |||||
Topaz | |||||
Sakangyi (Sakangai), Mogok area, Sagaing Division, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.6x0.8cm | ||||
Loose x, colorless transparent, from primary deposits. | |||||
AMM0735 | |||||
Topaz | |||||
Sakangyi (Sakangai), Mogok area, Sagaing Division, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.2x0.8cm | ||||
Loose x, colorless transparent, from primary deposits. | |||||
AMM0737 | |||||
Topaz | |||||
Sakangyi (Sakangai), Mogok area, Sagaing Division, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma)Sakangyi (Sakangai) | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.5x1.1cm | ||||
Loose x, colorless transparent, from primary deposits. | |||||
AMM0729 | |||||
Topaz | |||||
Sakangyi (Sakangai), Mogok area, Sagaing Division, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.4x1cm | ||||
Loose x, colorless transparent, from primary deposits. | |||||
AMM0730 | |||||
Topaz | |||||
Sakangyi (Sakangai), Mogok area, Sagaing Division, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.5x0.9cm | ||||
Loose x, colorless transparent, from primary deposits. | |||||
AMM0731 | |||||
Topaz | |||||
Sakangyi (Sakangai), Mogok area, Sagaing Division, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.6x1.1cm | ||||
Loose x, colorless transparent, from primary deposits. | |||||
AMM0732 | |||||
Topaz | |||||
Sakangyi (Sakangai), Mogok area, Sagaing Division, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.6x1.4cm | ||||
Loose x, colorless transparent, from primary deposits. | |||||
AMM0738 | |||||
Topaz | |||||
Sakangyi (Sakangai), Mogok area, Sagaing Division, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.4x0.7x0.7cm | ||||
Loose x, colorless transparent, from primary deposits. | |||||
BCN0449 | |||||
Topaz with Albite, Muscovite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 2.5x2.5x2.3cm | 18g | |||
Four little topaz xls sticking out like teeth from a albite/muscovite matrix. Colorless and transparent. | |||||
fluorescent SW yellow topaz | |||||
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AMM0726 | |||||
Topaz | |||||
Sakangyi (Sakangai), Mogok area, Sagaing Division, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.6x1.2cm | ||||
Loose x, colorless transparent, from primary deposits. | |||||
BMM0736 | |||||
Topaz | |||||
Sakangyi (Sakangai), Mogok area, Sagaing Division, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) | |||||
Miniature | 2x1cm | ||||
Loose x, colorless transparent, from primary deposits. | |||||
ACN0881 | |||||
Topaz | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Thumbnail | 1.1x1.1x0.9cm | ||||
Colorless transparent topaz x. Note the unusual termination. | |||||
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CCN0448 | |||||
Topaz with Albite, Muscovite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 9x5x4cm | 170g | |||
Transparent topaz xls to 7mm, hiding in a muscovite and albite matrix. See The Mineralogical Record, vol. 31, pp 194 - 195 for some background on this find. | |||||
fluorescent SW yellow topaz | |||||
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CCN1333 | |||||
Topaz, Microcline with Quartz, Albite var. Clevelandite | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 7x5x5cm | 125g | |||
Feldspar-Mica-Quartz specimen, all three species in excellent crystallization. Topaz is also present, however barely visible near the base of the specimen. Note the double terminated quartz and the peculiar "star-mica". | |||||
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BCN0377 | |||||
Topaz | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 3.5x3x2.5cm | 32g | |||
Light brownish-yellow, clear with one internal fracture one third-two third. No matrix. | |||||
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CCN1334 | |||||
Topaz with Quartz, Microcline | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 6x4x3.5cm | 50g | |||
A single 1cm colorless transparent topaz x in association with quartz and feldspar group xls. A black amorphous mineral on the quartz lets it appear like smoky quartz. | |||||
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CCN1331 | |||||
Topaz with Quartz, Muscovite | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 6x4.5x3cm | 55g | |||
Two 1cm colorless transparent topaz x in association with quartz and feldspar group xls. One topaz is dramatically perched on the quartz matrix. | |||||
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CCN1332 | |||||
Topaz with Quartz, Microcline | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 8.5x6x4cm | 150g | |||
Three colorless transparent topaz x in association with phlogopite, quartz and feldspar group xls. Most prominent are the peculiarly shaped, translucent phlogopite stacks. Some more topaz xls are present as cleavage planes. | |||||
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BCN1329 | |||||
Topaz with Quartz, Albite var. Clevelandite | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Miniature | 4.5x2.5x1.8cm | 20g | |||
Double terminated 1.3cm slightly pinkish, transparent topaz on matrix. Excellent miniature. | |||||
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CCN1328 | |||||
Topaz, Orthoclase with Quartz, Albite var. Clevelandite | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 5x4.5x3.5cm | 40g | |||
The specimen is dominated by a translucent Baveno twin. Growing near the base is a 7mm topaz x of slightly bluish color. The background consists of quartz and cleavelandite. | |||||
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CCN1330 | |||||
Topaz with Muscovite | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 8x5.5x5cm | 185g | |||
The entire specimen consists of a cluster of colorless transparent topaz, wildly intergrown with muscovite. No other minerals seem to be present. Some of the topaz xls are fully developed and stand out from the topaz-muscovite background. Better in person! | |||||
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BMM0722 | |||||
Topaz | |||||
Mogok (Mogoke), Sagaing Division, Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) | |||||
Miniature | 4.6x3x1.7cm | 42g | |||
Loose x, very slightly rounded edges (from alluvial deposit). | |||||
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DCN1326 | |||||
Topaz with Quartz, Muscovite, Albite var. Clevelandite, Hyalite | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 13.5x11x6cm | 575g | |||
Between a quartz and muscovite are three slightly pink, transparent topaz xls to 1.8cm. Good matrix specimen. | |||||
fluorescent SW bright yellow hyalite on quartz, white topaz | |||||
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CCN1367 | |||||
Topaz with Quartz, Ortoclase Albite var. Clevelandite | |||||
Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 6.5x4.5x4cm | 90g | |||
Two large 2-3cm xls, yellowish with expressive internal fractures. On kaolinized feldspar matrix. A third, small x, naturally cleaved, is detachable from the matrix. | |||||
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CCN0184 | |||||
Topaz | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Small Cabinet | 6x4.2x3.4cm | 160g | |||
Large topaz x, colorless with light brown zoning (!) Back side not developed, top and bottom broken off. Slightly cloudy, few internal fractures. The largest part would be suitable for cutting. | |||||
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DCN0447 | |||||
Topaz with Albite, Muscovite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 12x7x3.5cm | 220g | |||
Several transparent topaz xls to about 2.5cm, one of them double terminated (!), in a muscovite and albite matrix. Back side is saw-trimmed. Looks better in person! Mined before 2003. | |||||
fluorescent SW yellow topaz | |||||
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DCN0446 | |||||
Topaz with Albite, Muscovite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 11x11x6cm | 805g | |||
Two transparent topaz xls of about 1x1cm and several smaller xls in a muscovite and albite matrix. Back and two sides are saw-trimmed. Looks better in person! Mined before 2003. | |||||
fluorescent SW yellow topaz | |||||
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ECN0396 | |||||
Topaz with Albite, Muscovite | |||||
Gaoligongshan, Fugong, Nujiang, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Large Cabinet | 21x19x12cm | 4150g | |||
Giant albite x, heavily surface etched and studded with about ten topaz xls to 1x1cm. Neither from the famous first find, nor from the more prolific recent finds. Mined about 2002. Base is sawn. | |||||
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DCN1327 | |||||
Topaz with Quartz, Microcline, Albite var. Clevelandite | |||||
Near Silajia, Fugong County, Gaoligongshan, Nujiang Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China | |||||
Cabinet | 14x14x8cm | 1180g | |||
Large topaz-quartz-feldspar "garden". Parallel growing quartz xls on a large feldspar x. In between grow rosettes of cleavelandite and a 2cm double terminated topaz x (chipped on the back side). The picture speaks for itself! | |||||
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