Bixbyite-(Mn), Topaz
Round Mountain, Sierra County, New Mexico, USA
1.4 x 1.2 x 0.9 cm
A non-Utah specimen of Bixbyite on Topaz. This locality has very similar morphology to the Thomas Range or the Wah Wah mountains in Utah as it even produces Red Beryl. A small (2 mm) cubic crystal of Bixbyite sits on sandy golden Topaz matrix. From the collection of the noted, and deceased Colorado geologist, Allen Heyl (from ...
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