Topaz

specimen number:
8911052

location:
Khoroshiv Raion (Volodarsk-Volynskii), Zhytomyr Raion, Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine

description:
A fine large somewhat naturally etched gemmy blue and champagne colored topaz crystal. This is in super condition all around with very little cleaving on the base. Gorgeous when backlit, these bicolored topaz crystals from this Ukrainian locality are excellent. The specimen comes with a previous label from the Alton collection.

Located in the Khoroshivskyi district of Zhytomyr Oblast in Ukraine, the Volodarsk-Volynskii pegmatite field is a world-renowned geological province hosted within the Korosten Pluton of the Ukrainian Shield. Formed during the Proterozoic eon through complex magmatic and hydrothermal processes within massive gabbro-anorthosite massifs, these unique miarolitic pegmatites contain numerous cavities rich in rare elements. The region has a long history of industrial mining and mineral collecting, celebrated particularly for producing some of the finest gem-quality heliodor in the world. These prized golden-yellow to greenish-yellow beryl crystals, often occurring alongside topaz, quartz, and fluorite in deep underground cavities, have made the locality a legendary destination for both scientific study and mineral specimen acquisition.

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