Clear Topaz with on Microcline Feldspar with Lepidolite Rosettes & Iron Oxide spinel Afghanistan

Afghanistan

This piece also contains tiny dark‑to‑green micro‑inclusions typical of Maharashtra crystal pockets — natural celadonite‑rich or iron‑oxide–bearing grains trapped during crystal growth

Minor matrix remnants remain along the crystal edges

derived from the Amazon River

Size: 84 x 9 x 6 mm 11 grams

Clear Topaz with on Microcline Feldspar with Lepidolite Rosettes & Iron Oxide spinel AfghanistanBeautiful clear white topaz crystal on microcline feldspar with late stage small lepidolite mica rosettes. Iron oxide gives a golden hue in some areas. The occurrence for both lepidolite and nicely formed topaz crystals is chiefly, if not exclusively, in granite pegmatites. The topaz displays fluorescence with 365nm long wave ultraviolet light. size: 90 x 60 x 35 mm. 132 grams from Shigar Valley, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan