| AllMinerals/JohnBetts-FineMinerals > Online Mineral Museum Photographic Archive > Minerals from Pakistan > Topaz (etched gem-grade crystal) |
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| DESCRIPTION: | No. 71950 |
| Mineral: | Topaz (etched gem-grade crystal) |
| Locality: | Apaligun, Braldu Valley, Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan |
| Description: | Lustrous transparent gem-grade pale-pink topaz crystal with complexly etched crystal surfaces that follow the crystalline structure of the topaz resulting in many parallel crystal faces. The rear is overgrown with a white mineral, possibly albite. |
| Overall Size: | 4.5x4x2.5 cm |
| Crystals: | 40 mm |
| Archived: | For reference only |
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