Topaz

Topaz

What is it made of?
It is made of aluminium, silicon, oxygen, fluorine and hydrogen.

Other minerals in specimen.
Quartz

Where was it found?
Alabaschka, Murzinka, Ural Mountains, Yekaterinburg Oblast, Russia.

What is it used for?
Topaz can be cut as a valuable gemstone when found either as transparent crystals with strong colour or as clear crystals.

Actual size
7.5 x 7 cm

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