Topaz (ex Willard Wulff Collection)

Item Description

A great old time Brazilian Topaz crystal that dates back to around the late 1960s. A single, sharp, well-formed, lustrous, gemmy, colorless Topaz crystal from an unknown locality. The crystal is complete on the front, and is technically doubly-terminated as I can find a second termination on the other end. The crystal is contacted on the back, but still great condition on the front. A cool glimpse into the kind of crystals that were coming out of Brazil around 50 years ago. Valued at $750. This specimen comes from the collection of Willard W. Wulff (1904-1998) of Colorado Springs, Colorado, a prominent figure and collector of Colorado minerals. Wulff was one of the founding members of the Colorado Springs Mineralogical Society in 1936. You can read Willard's bio on the Mineralogical Record website here ( http://www.minrec.org/labels.asp?colid=1528 ). The piece comes with a typed label from Wulff on one of his famous 3x5 index cards.