Topaz (large crystal) from Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Photo below under shortwave ultraviolet illumination:
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 72640
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| Mineral: | Topaz (large crystal)
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| Locality: | Shigar Valley, Skardu District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Description: | Unusually large sherry-colored translucent-to-transparent topaz crystal with lustrous prism faces and flat termination composed of many smaller parallel crystal faces. The translucency of the topaz crystal is caused by microscopic bubble inclusions. Collected ca. 1985 |
| Overall Size: | 5x5x4.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 50 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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