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Bixbyite with Topaz from Solar Wind Claim, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah

 
Bixbyite with Topaz from Solar Wind Claim, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah

Bixbyite with Topaz from Solar Wind Claim, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah

Bixbyite with Topaz from Solar Wind Claim, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah

DESCRIPTION:No. 90188
Mineral:Bixbyite with Topaz
Locality:Solar Wind Claim, Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah
Description:Large 17 mm lustrous black bixbyite crystal with a transparent pale sherry-colored 10 mm topaz crystal on one corner. The bixbyite is cubic form with large 3-face corner modifications composed of (112) faces. Ex. Philip Phillips collection #T972-2; originally acquired from Geoprime in Tucson
Overall Size:21x20x18 mm
Crystals:10-17 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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