Topaz (GEM quality) (ex Dave Bergman Collection)

Item Description

An excellent thumbnail sized specimen of GEM QUALITY Topaz specimen from Dassu, Pakistan. Going back to the 1990s, Dassu has produced some of the finest Topaz specimens from any locality in the world in terms of color, crystal form, quality size and gemminess. This gorgeous specimen was mined in 1993, and is a very sharp, highly lustrous, prismatic crystal of Topaz with WATER CLEAR transparency and a VERY pale sherry hue, The termination features superb quality, well-formed faces which are smooth, glistening and undamaged. A great gem crystal display specimen for any collector. Specimen weight = 10.0 grams. From the collection of Colorado mining legend, Dave Bergman. Dave is now retired, but among other things, he was the foreman and primary person in charge of recovering specimens at the famous Sweet Home Mine near Alma, Colorado during the late 1970s. He is also the maternal grandfather of Brian Kosnar. See Dave's photo mining at the Sweet Home on page 58 of Peter Bancroft's book "Gem and Crystal Treasures".