) and certainly is unlike any other specimen in the lot
Pyrite and Chalcopyrite
compressed rhombohedra of pinkish red Rhodochrosite which are associated with beautifully complementing purple tabular crystals of Fluorapatite plus minor Quartz on sulfide-bearing matrix
From a find at the lesser known Rudna Mine in Poland
but crystals ON Zinkenite only existed in about 5% of the pieces found
Topaz on Albite with Muscovite Smithsonite ) and certainly is unlikeDassu, Braldu Valley, Skardu District, Baltistan, Gilgit Baltistan (Northern Areas), Pakistan Here we have a classic sherry colored Topaz specimen from Pakistan. This area has long produced some of the finest Topaz specimens in recent memory from the standpoint of color, size, and gemminess. The piece hosts a few terrific, very sharp, textbook crystals of Topaz measuring up to 1. 5 cm with a classic saturated sherry color, but the fact that they are