31477: Topaz (naturally etched) - $24 Skardu area, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan Miniature - 5.5 x 4.5 x 3.0 cm 138 grams Fluorescent (SW) Specimen status: Available Send an email with specimen number to order Perhaps hard to tell from these
photos, but this is a fairly large, light brown topaz
crystal. Natural etching has distorted the characteristic
topaz crystal shape, but its heft (specific gravity), etch
morphology and glassiness give it away. Opaque to
translucent in some spots; gemmy and transparent in
others. Some areas glow bright green white under shortwave
ultraviolet light. No damage. Self standing.
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