Topaz on Orthoclase (rare locality specimen) (ex Kay Robertson Collection)

Epprechtstein, Kirchenlamitz, Weiss?enstadt, Fichtelgebirge, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany
Thumbnail, 2.7 x 1.7 x 1.5 cm
Start Time: 03/08/2018 6:45:00 pm (CST)
End Time: 03/15/2018 6:45:00 pm (CDT)
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Item Description

Topaz specimen from Epprechtstein are nearly impossible to find on the market, and this piece is fine example of the material fearuing sharp, well-formed, gemmy, very soft blue color crystals measuring up to 4 mm sitting on beige colored prismatic Orthoclase matrix. If you collect German minerals, Topaz specimens or obscure thumbnails, don't miss out on this attractive specimen. Ex Kay Robertson Collection (#3726). Kay is a prominent California collector, who specialized in European classics (see the article in the March-April, 2007 Mineralogical Record and the 50+ page article in the German Magazine "Mineralien Welt" November-December 2017).

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