TOPAZ
Specimen top-27
$ 45.00Dims: 0.6 x 0.5 x 0.3" (1.5 x 1.3 x 0.8 cm)
Wt: 9.0 g w/ base
Thomas Range, Juab County, Utah, U.S.A.
A single Topaz crystal makes up this thumbnail piece. It is in excellent condition, showing no visible damage, and has excellent orthorhombic prismatic form. Actually, some of the termination faces have oddly-curved and beveled edges, though they are definitely natural. It has a moderate pinkish-brown color that makes me think of "champagne" diamonds and a vitreous luster, and it is transparent and very clear, though it does contain several inclusions. There is no host rock present.