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Fakes & FraudsHere's another one - danburite?
31st Dec 2017 18:01 UTCNick Gilly
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I've never heard of pinkish topaz from Erongo, and it looks suspiciously like a Mexican danburite to me. I could be wrong though.
Any opinion welcomed.
Thanks and regards,
Nick
31st Dec 2017 21:05 UTCOwen Lewis
Won't guess just off those pics but SG and that perfect basal cleavage in topaz are the certain distinguishers.
31st Dec 2017 21:23 UTCRalph S Bottrill 🌟 Manager
31st Dec 2017 23:01 UTCReiner Mielke Expert
31st Dec 2017 23:52 UTCAlfredo Petrov Manager
2nd Jan 2018 19:02 UTCNick Gilly
2nd Jan 2018 20:26 UTCDana Slaughter 🌟 Expert
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