Pink / Purple/ Orange Topaz, Double Terminated
1980's production
Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil
32.0 mm x 12.53 mm x 9.75 mm, 6.9 grams
Here is a beautiful crystal of Natural Pink / Purple / Orange Topaz from Brazil.
Said to have come from 1980's production.
It is a wonderful specimen crystal with great color and form.
It has amazing color, and depending on the axis you are viewing it, the color shifts from pink to purple with some orange coloring.
Depending on the lighting and background, the colors can appear lighter or darker and also more peach or salmon when the colors mix.
As you will see in the photo, changing the lighting can deepen or lighten the colors.
There is some interesting reverse crystallization within the crystal, that gives of a nice rainbow iridescence in some areas.
There are also inclusions of hematite within the crystal.
The crystal is double terminated.
The top is fully terminated with some very interesting patterns in the termination, and has one slight chip in one edge.
The bottom has a great flat termination which does allow the crystal to stand in it's own.
A beautiful crystal of this rare natural topaz coloring.
