Topaz April birthstone The base of the Topaz

The base of the Topaz crystal has an interesting slightly etched opening along its natural cleavage but managed to hold together

but the quality is as good as it gets showing a glossy vitreous luster and a gorgeous porcelain-white hue

brassy-gold colored twinned crystals of Chalcopyrite coated by micro epitaxial cubic Galena(

I have never seen the association of these three species from any other mine in Bolivia or the world for that matter

Topaz April birthstone The base of the TopazArguably, this is the most famous Topaz locality in Pakistan and Afghanistan. It has produced some of the most amazing Topaz gems ranging in color from orange to pink to red. This gem is a beautiful, soft pink color Topaz with a "Trillion Brilliant" cut. The color is 100% natural and has not been treated in any way. Pink is a rare color for Topaz in nature, and even though this crystal doesn't have a dark color, it's clearly pink when you view it in