| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pakistan > Topaz on Albite |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 72270 |
| Mineral: | Topaz on Albite |
| Locality: | Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Description: | Two parallel transparent sherry-colored topaz crystals to 30 mm on platy white albite, variety cleavelandite crystals to 5 mm. The topaz crystals are square prisms with flat basal pinacoid terminations modified by secondary corner and edge faces. Ex. G. McLoughlin collection; ex. Lloyd Tate collection. |
| Overall Size: | 4.5x4x3 cm |
| Crystals: | 5-30 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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