VERY FINE NAMIBIAN TOPAZ FLOATER ETCHED at the base - Height: 3.5 cm - Width: 1.2 cm- 9 g - (1)

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A VERY FINE NAMIBIAN TOPAZ FLOATER etched at the base, from Klein Spitzkoppe stock in the Spitzkopje area of Namibia, weighing 9 g with dimensions 3.5 cm × 1.2 cm × 1 cm, featuring a light bluish tinge, elongated crystal with a chisel termination and a base dissolved to form a scepter morphology, a glassy luster and occasional inclusions with a microchip along one side.

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Excellent example of this classic Namibian material, which was mostly available during the end of the last century, not so much nowadays. This piece consists of a single floater gem topaz crystal with a light bluish tinge, a sharp and complex geometry that features the typical elongated crystal with a chisel termination with a base that has been dissolved, creating a kind of scepter morphology. And remarkable transparency that results, thanks in part to the perfect glassy luster of all its surfaces as well as the few inclusions present save for a few bits here and there and a long feldspar crystal that is intergrown close to the termination. There is a microchip in one of the sides, but it is hard to spot even if you look for it.

Excellent example of this classic Namibian material, which was mostly available during the end of the last century, not so much nowadays. This piece consists of a single floater gem topaz crystal with a light bluish tinge, a sharp and complex geometry that features the typical elongated crystal with a chisel termination with a base that has been dissolved, creating a kind of scepter morphology. And remarkable transparency that results, thanks in part to the perfect glassy luster of all its surfaces as well as the few inclusions present save for a few bits here and there and a long feldspar crystal that is intergrown close to the termination. There is a microchip in one of the sides, but it is hard to spot even if you look for it.

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Number of items
1
Main Mineral
VERY FINE NAMIBIAN TOPAZ FLOATER
Mineral Form
ETCHED at the base
Supplement
lable
Weight
9 g
Origin (Region/ City)
Klein Spitzkopje granite stock (Kleine Spitzkoppe; Klein Spitzkoppe), Spitzkopje Area, Dâures
Country of Origin
Namibia
Height
3.5 cm
Width
1.2 cm
Depth
1 cm
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