Purple topazIn a recent post describing the mineral topaz (see on.fb.me/1Ma3wxD) I mentioned
Purple topazIn a recent post describing the mineral topaz (see http://on.fb.me/1Ma3wxD) I mentioned as an aside that there was a rare purple variety to complement the more common imperial (pinky orange), yellow, colourless and blue material in the market. This 3.0 x 1.2 x 0.8 cm example was mined from a famous pocket in the mid 1980’s that came from (like much of the best imperial topaz) Ouro Preto, in that ever giving fount of lovely crystals, the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil. LozImage credit: Rob Lavinsky/iRocks.com -- source link
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