AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Mexico > Topaz with Hyalite Opal |
DESCRIPTION: | No. 35898 |
Mineral: | Topaz with Hyalite Opal |
Locality: | Tepetates, San Luis Potosi, Mexico |
Description: | Single red-brown topaz crystal with simple basal pinacoid termination and a colorless crystallized mass of hyalite opal on one edge. The hyalite fluoresces bright green under UV illumination. The red color is due to hematite inclusions. |
Overall Size: | 18x9x9 mm |
Crystals: | 12 mm |
Archived: | For reference only |
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