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Topaz in rutile

Topaz in rutile
  • Translations : Topaz, Topaas, Topaasi, Topacio, Topas, Topáz, Topazas,Topázio, Топаз, زبرجد, زبرجد هندی, トパーズ, 황옥, 黄玉, טופז
  • Type localityBrazil

Topazes, as quartz, can contain inclusions of the other minerals such as golden rutile.

During the crystallization, rutile was already formed it in this place and finds itself prisoner in the topaz.

To know more about the mineralogy of the Topaz in shine, see mindat.org ->

Gemological data

  • Chemical formula : Al2 (F, Oh)2 (SiO4)
  • Hardness (Mohs) : 8
  • Density : 3.53
  • Refractive index : 1.606 - 1.631
  • Birefingence : 0.007 - 0.010
  • Crystal system : Orthorombic
  • Group : Nesosilicate

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