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Topaz on Microcline and Smoky Quartz from Slieve Binnian, County Down, Ireland

 
Topaz on Microcline and Smoky Quartz from Slieve Binnian, County Down, Ireland

Topaz on Microcline and Smoky Quartz from Slieve Binnian, County Down, Ireland

Topaz on Microcline and Smoky Quartz from Slieve Binnian, County Down, Ireland

Topaz on Microcline and Smoky Quartz from Slieve Binnian, County Down, Ireland

Topaz on Microcline and Smoky Quartz from Slieve Binnian, County Down, Ireland

Topaz on Microcline and Smoky Quartz from Slieve Binnian, County Down, Ireland

Topaz on Microcline and Smoky Quartz from Slieve Binnian, County Down, Ireland

DESCRIPTION:No. 82095
Mineral:Topaz on Microcline and Smoky Quartz
Locality:Slieve Binnian, County Down, Ireland
Description:Superb specimen of lustrous transparent colorless 7 mm topaz crystal standing upright off smoky quartz and microcline miarolitic cavity. The topaz crystal is prismatic form with steep pyramidal termination. Unusually large size for this obscure locality. Collected by John Lawson (1942-2024) and Robert Lawson in 2002
Overall Size:4x3.5x3 cm
Crystals:7 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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