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Name:
Topaz & Zinnwaldite & Quartz (Pyknite)
Variety:
Crystal system:
Topaz → orthorhombic
Zinnwaldite → monoclinic
Chemical composition:
Topaz → aluminum, fluorine, oxygen, silicon, hydrogen
Zinnwaldite → aluminum, iron, fluorine, potassium, lithium, oxygen, silicon, hydrogen
Location:
Altenberg, Ore Mountains, Saxony / Germany
Size of the mineral:
Length: 12 cm
Width: 7 cm
Height: 5,5 cm
Weight:
Beautiful specimen from the historic tin ore mining near Altenberg in the Ore Mountains. Typical stage of topaz pseudomorphism after potassium feldspar. These aggregates have the local name stem topaz or topaz, zinnwaldite and quartz (pynite).
