Mineral: | Topaz / Feldspar, Variety: Albite | Chemical Formula: | Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 / NaAlSi3O8 | Size: | | Weight: | | Transparence: | | Quantity: | | Origin: | Katlang, Mardan District, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan | Here you get a pink topaz from Katlang in Pakistan. The specimen has a termination and fine transparency. The short prism faces shows some cleavage, the corner on the second photo is not damaged! There is another gemmy crystal imbedded in the matrix this crystals discloses only one crystallized prism face. Hard to get pink topaz from this locality.
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