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

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

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

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

DESCRIPTION:No. 55381
Mineral:Bixbyite with Topaz
Locality:Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah (Type Locality for Bixbyite)
Description:Lustrous black cubic bixbyite crystals to 6 mm with prismatic colorless transparent topaz crystals to2.5 mm. The bixbyite crystal has sawtooth-like edge patterns, the result of corner faces {112, 121, 211, etc.} repeatedly forming along the edges.
Overall Size:10x6x4 mm
Crystals:1-6 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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