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Topaz
, etc.
Mokrusha Mine, Alabashka pegmatite field, Yuzhakovo Village, Ekaterinburgskaya (Sverdlovskaya) Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
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Tony H. Gill has uploaded:
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I am a Production Manager within a Biopharmaceutical facility but minerals - particularly gem crystals are my passion.
I was brought up in South Africa and moved to the UK in around 1990. I have been collecting since I was 5 after finding a weird shaped piece of glass that proved to be a rock crystal. I lost interest in later years after moving to the UK but this was re-kindled when I found the weath the internet has to offer.
I have now started to focus around obtaining gem crystals on matrix and have a particular obsession with topaz......with the aim of developing a World Class topaz collection...maybe one day hey!
I hope you enjoy my slowly expanding Mindat gallery and if you have any great topaz specimens you are willing to part with, please, please let me know!!
Many Thanks!
Tony H.'s Favourites
This page lists Tony H.'s favourite minerals, localities, mindat.org members and photos. All lists in alphabetical order.
Favourite Minerals
Topaz
Favourite Localities
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Favourite Members' Home Pages
Oleg Lopatkin
Favourite Photos
Topaz
:
Al
2
[(F,OH)
2
|SiO
4
]
,
Albite
:
Na[AlSi
3
O
8
]
,
Quartz
(Var:
Smoky Quartz
) :
SiO
2
Mokrusha Mine, Alabashka pegmatite field, Yuzhakovo Village, Ekaterinburgskaya (Sverdlovskaya) Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
A well formed, transparent, pale blue, 2.5 cm topaz crystal perched on top of a ball of white cleavelandite. On one side is a 5 cm double-terminated smoky quartz crystal. Most likely from the Mokrusha pegmatite.
© 2007 Jesse Fisher
Photo ID: 131711 View Count: 112
Chinese Topaz plate
This was on the cover of Mineralogical Record for Jan/Feb of 2007. We were not even aware it had been chosen, so what a delight to see it on there! We purchased this from Rob Lavinsky. Photo by Jeff Scovil.
Photo ID: 129528 View Count: 96
Topaz
:
Al
2
[(F,OH)
2
|SiO
4
]
,
Quartz
:
SiO
2
,
Schorl
:
[Na][Fe
2+
3
][Al
6
][(OH)
3
|OH|(BO
3
)
3
|Si
6
O
18
]
,
Albite
:
Na[AlSi
3
O
8
]
Dassu (Dasso; Dusso), Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
10.2 x 10.2 x 6.5 cm. An INCREDIBLY FINE combination CABINET piece from Pakistan. A large, 5.6 x 4.0 cm, gemmy and lustrous, light-champagne-colored topaz crystal sits at a divergent angle to a 13.5 cm, water-clear, lightly frosted quartz crystal. The topaz has a wonderful, complex termination. The large crystals are beautifully accented by two, ...
© Rob Lavinsky
Photo ID: 121657 View Count: 66
Topaz
:
Al
2
[(F,OH)
2
|SiO
4
]
,
Quartz
:
SiO
2
,
Albite
:
Na[AlSi
3
O
8
]
Skardu, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
5.3 x 5.2 x 2.8 cm. As you can see, this is an absolutely TEXTBOOK crystal of topaz, pristine, with perfect symmetry. It is 1.5 cm in height, and it is wrapped by the termination of a milky euhedral quartz crystal. There is some bladed accenting albite as well.
© Rob Lavinsky
Photo ID: 120176 View Count: 76
Topaz
:
Al
2
[(F,OH)
2
|SiO
4
]
,
Albite
:
Na[AlSi
3
O
8
]
Little Three Mine (Little 3), Ramona District, San Diego Co., California, USA
A very aesthetically arranged matrix topaz from this well known U.S. locality! The specimen shows a gemmy transparent very pale blue terminated topaz crystal measuring 3.6 x 2.9 x 3.8 cm, this set nicely on a colorless bladed crystallized albite matrix, with a smaller topaz crystal. There is some chipping present along the upper termination of ...
© Dan Weinrich
Photo ID: 117679 View Count: 102
Topaz
:
Al
2
[(F,OH)
2
|SiO
4
]
,
Albite
(Var:
Cleavelandite
) :
Na[AlSi
3
O
8
]
,
Muscovite
:
KAl
2
[(OH)
2
|AlSi
3
O
10
]
Pakistan
A gemmy Topaz, with just a hint of pinkish brown colour, measuring almost 3cm tall, stands proud of a matrix of lustrous snow white finely bladed Cleavelandite, and pearlescent honey coloured booklets of Muscovite to 28mm length. An attractive specimen that displays well. Pellman #933
Size: 70mm x 72mm x 50mm
Collection: ex. Pellman ...
© Kristalle and Crys
Photo ID: 111783 View Count: 104
Topaz
:
Al
2
[(F,OH)
2
|SiO
4
]
Urals Region, Russia
Crystals are about 1.5 cm long. Harvard Museum of Natural History specimens 131135 A and B. Photo by P. Cristofono.
© 2007 Peter Cristofono
Photo ID: 95563 View Count: 148
Topaz
:
Al
2
[(F,OH)
2
|SiO
4
]
,
Albite
:
Na[AlSi
3
O
8
]
,
Quartz
(Var:
Smoky Quartz
) :
SiO
2
,
Muscovite
:
KAl
2
[(OH)
2
|AlSi
3
O
10
]
Gaoligong Mts (Gaoligong Shan), Nujiang Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
The crystal is very rich of faces, neat, transparent and bright, on an esthetic matrix with Muscovite, slightly smoky Quartz and rosettes of laminar crystals of Albite. From a Chinese locality recently discovered.
Gaoligingshan, Yunnan, China.
Found in 2006
Specimen size: 5.3 x 5.2 x 2.9 cm
Main crystal size: 1.8 x 1.2 cm
Albite ...
© fabreminerals.com
Photo ID: 81437 View Count: 155
Topaz
:
Al
2
[(F,OH)
2
|SiO
4
]
Katlang, Mardan District, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan
Very beautiful crystal (0,7 cm) on gangue showing a pretty pink color
- Photograph : Yvan LEMEUR
© YCL
Photo ID: 79422 View Count: 135
Topaz
:
Al
2
[(F,OH)
2
|SiO
4
]
,
Albite
:
Na[AlSi
3
O
8
]
Dassu (Dasso; Dusso), Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
This is an excellent combo specimen that well represents the upper end of material from Pakistan, from this classic occurence. Three transparent, lustrous, champagne-colored crystals of topaz to 2.5 cm in length are aesthetically perched on and in snow white, lustrous, bladed albite. There are even a few, terminated, lustrous, beige muscovite ...
© Rob Lavinsky
Photo ID: 76745 View Count: 144
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Amatitlán, Mun. de Zumpango del Rio, Guerrero, Mexico
Anhui Province, China
Bauchi State, Nigeria
Beckermet Mine, Egremont, West Cumberland Iron Field, North and Western Region (Cumberland), Cumbria, England, UK
Bolivia
Brandberg area, Brandberg District, Erongo Region, Namibia
Cerro de Mercado Mine, Victoria de Durango, Mun. de Durango, Durango, Mexico
Colombia
Cruzeiro Mine, São José da Safira, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
Dassu (Dasso; Dusso), Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Elmore Co., Idaho, USA
Erongo Mountain, Usakos and Omaruru Districts, Erongo Region, Namibia
Gaoligong Mts (Gaoligong Shan), Nujiang Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
Ghundao hill, Katlang, Mardan District, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan
Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Herkimer Co., New York, USA
Jeffrey Mine (Jeffrey Quarry), Asbestos, Shipton Township, Richmond Co., Québec, Canada
Jos Plateau, Plateau State, Nigeria
Klein Spitzkopje (Kleine Spitzkoppe) granite stock, Swakopmund, Swakopmund District, Erongo Region, Namibia
Little Three Mine (Little 3), Ramona District, San Diego Co., California, USA
Lumwana Mine, Solwezi, North-Western Province, Zambia
Malkhan pegmatite field (Malchan), Krasny Chikoy, Chitinskaya Oblast', Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
Manshera, Naran-Kagan Valley, Kohistan District, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan
Mason Co., Texas, USA
Merelani Hills (Mererani), Lelatema Mts, Arusha Region, Tanzania
Mimoso do Sul Mine, Mimoso do Sul District, Mimoso do Sul, Espírito Santo, Southeast Region, Brazil
Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)
Mokrusha Mine, Alabashka pegmatite field, Yuzhakovo Village, Ekaterinburgskaya (Sverdlovskaya) Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
Momeik, Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)
Murzinka (Mursinsk; Murzinsk; Murzinska) Mine, Sarapulka (Murzinka) District, Ekaterinburgskaya (Sverdlovskaya) Oblast', Middle Urals, Urals Region, Russia
Naegi district (Naegi pegmatite district), Gifu Prefecture, Chubu Region, Honshu Island, Japan
Nagar (Nagir), Hunza Valley, Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Nertschinsk (Nerchinsk) Mines, Buriatia (Buryatia) Republic, Transbaikalia (Zabaykalye), Eastern-Siberian Region, Russia
Nujiang Valley, Gaoligong Mts (Gaoligong Shan), Nujiang Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, China
Oakssaung Hill, Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)
Omaruru District, Erongo Region, Namibia
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
Pakistan
Papachacra, Belen Department, Catamarca, Argentina
Pedra Azul (old Fortaleza), Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
Pike's Peak, El Paso Co., Colorado, USA
Polar Urals, Tyumenskaya Oblast', Western-Siberian Region, Russia
Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Reddestone Creek, Glen Innes, Gough Co., New South Wales, Australia
Sakangyi, Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay Division, Burma (Myanmar)
Sar-e-Sang District, Koksha Valley (Kokscha; Kokcha), Badakhshan (Badakshan; Badahsan) Province, Afghanistan
Sawtooth Mts, Boise Co., Idaho, USA
Sawtooth Mts, Custer Co., Idaho, USA
Shengus (Shingus), Haramosh Mts., Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
Skardu Road, Skardu District, Baltistan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
St Anne's Mine (St Anne Mine; St Anns Mine), Miami, Karoi (Urungwe; Hurungwe) District, Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe
Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah, USA
Uchucchacua Mine, Oyon Province, Lima Department, Peru
Urals Region, Russia
Violet claims, Wah Wah Mts, Beaver Co., Utah, USA
Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
Wadi Arabah (Wadi Araba), Jordan
Wessels Mine (Wessel's Mine), Hotazel, Kalahari manganese fields, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
Xanda Mine (Xandra Mine), Virgem da Lapa, Minas Gerais, Southeast Region, Brazil
Zelatoya Vada Mine (FAKE locality name - for INFORMATION ONLY), Rangkul, Tien Shan Mts, Region of Republican Subordination, Tajikistan
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