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Bixbyite and Topaz from Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah (Type Locality for Bixbyite)

 
Bixbyite and Topaz from Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah (Type Locality for Bixbyite)

DESCRIPTION:No. 29451
Mineral:Bixbyite and Topaz
Locality:Topaz Mountain, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah (Type Locality for Bixbyite)
Description:Four cubic crystals of black bixbyite up to 3 mm on an elongated crystal of sherry-colored topaz 38 mm long with white rhyolite inclusions in the base. The bixbyite have cubic faces with edge faces resembling sawtooth patterns due to twinning.
Overall Size:38x12x10 mm
Crystals:2-38 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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