Imperial Topaz

Item Description

A fine, gemmy, classic example of rich orange Imperial Topaz with the typical steep termination from the world's premier locality for the material. The color in this crystal is very good for this size, and it's nearly RED when you view it down the "c" axis. Smooth, lustrous, slightly etched faces can be seen on all sides, and the termination is completely damage-free as far as I can see with the naked eye. A great miniature sized piece from this world famous locality that has produced some of the most incredible color Topaz crystals in the world. The piece weighs 28.0 grams From the collection of Vasco Trancoso, a medical doctor and prominent mineral collector from near Lisbon, Portugal (https://www.mindat.org/user-11954.html). He assembled his mineral collection over the course of 60 years, and built a fine worldwide display collection that we recently purchased. This piece is pictured on mindat.org at https://www.mindat.org/photo-184886.html.