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Author:  maialetto [ Mon Jan 25, 2010 10:02 am ]
Post subject:  Ehm... topaz?

A fantastic collector item! A white topaz crystal point...
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Am I the only one noticing something strange? :P

Author:  yogiman [ Tue Jan 26, 2010 2:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Ehm... topaz?

Doesn't have anything to do with the piece having five faces does it?

Author:  Pedro [ Tue Jan 26, 2010 9:43 pm ]
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for the shape looks like quartz , but for color looks more like calcite

Author:  gsellis [ Tue Jan 26, 2010 11:03 pm ]
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The color is consistant with water worn topaz and matches pieces of pebble rough I have. But the crystal does look a little quartz-ie.

Author:  Lourdes [ Wed Jan 27, 2010 4:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Ehm... topaz?

maialetto wrote:
A fantastic collector item! A white topaz crystal point...
Click here

Am I the only one noticing something strange? :P

I am just a beginner but my first impression was quartz....... :? :?: :idea:

Author:  gingerkid [ Wed Jan 27, 2010 7:16 pm ]
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:? that's what i thought, too, is it quartz and not topaz, maialetto?

Author:  maialetto [ Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:19 am ]
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It definitely looks like quartz to me. The hexagonal prism and the termination don't look very compatible with topaz symm.
But after all it's just a (reasonable) guess from a picture of a worn crystal... but I'd bet quartz against topaz 100:1 :)

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