Topaz - etched gem
Teofilo Otoni, Mucuri Valley
Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.5 x 2.9 x 1.7 CM (small cabinet/ large miniature)
price: $160
A nicely etched and perfectly transparent crystal of Topaz that is clean gem inside. 33.2 grams in weight and colorless, the crystal shows complex and varied etchings over all its surfaces, the vertical lines on some sides seem to be remnants of original striations. An older specimen, there is some included clay deep in some of the etched zones that adds a little contrast, otherwise this looks like ice.
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Topaz - etched gem
Teofilo Otoni, Mucuri Valley
Minas Gerais, Brazil
5.5 x 2.9 x 1.7 CM (small cabinet/ large miniature)
price: $160
A nicely etched and perfectly transparent crystal of Topaz that is clean gem inside. 33.2 grams in weight and colorless, the crystal shows complex and varied etchings over all its surfaces, the vertical lines on some sides seem to be remnants of original striations. An older specimen, there is some included clay deep in some of the etched zones that adds a little contrast, otherwise this looks like ice.
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