TopazA classic example of the famous Murzinka Topazes from the Urals in Russia. This locality is one of the most historic granitic pegmatites in the world, producing some iconic old world specimens most notably of Beryl and Topaz. Good gem Topaz crystals from this locality are few and far between. This attractive large thumbnail toenail specimen is a wonderful example from Murzinka showing classic textbook orthorhombic form along with very sharp, defined,

A very nice

and all of them have different terminations with one showing a basal pinacoid

Specimen # BOL711B29

and the clarity ranges from a milky “cat’s eye” internal appearance to nearly water-clear in areas

The fine crystallization of the Prehnite is noteworthy as well

and certainly better than most from this locality

It's not completely unstable like decomposing Limonite and it provides a much more appealing contrast than ordinary Pyrite

PLEASE NOTE that the piece is rather fragile and crumbly

Excellent for the locality

This particular specimen does not have any Amazonite

plus crystals of lustrous

but is now listed as a variety of Opal called Opal-AN