Champagne Topaz - Specimen past lives and darker mineral areas

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elongated structures that often have a characteristic pointed or conical shape

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giving a pleasing contrast with the shiny pyrite

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Champagne Topaz - Specimen past lives and darker mineral areasMined from: Katlang Topaz Mines, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Description: This one of a kind champagne topaz specimen has a soft peach champagne color with a broad, chunky crystal form and a nicely defined natural termination. It shows the flat faces and sharp geometry topaz is known for, but it is not overly clean or sterile looking. You can see internal veils, natural fractures, cloudy zones, and a few small inclusions, which give