Description
Double Terminated Gem “Pink” Topaz with Fluorite (Direct Mine source) – Location: Thomas Range Juab Co. Utah. Miniature (see photo for more details). Here we have a nice double terminated pink topaz with fluorite from the Solar Wind Mine Thomas Range that we as topazminer own and operate in the Thomas Range in western Utah. Please note these topaz crystals are from a specific area where if these crystals are placed in direct sunlight (artificial light has no effect) for a week or so the sherry color fades away revealing the true pale rose pink color of the crystals. The color is there from the start it is just masked by the radiation induced sherry color. Trace amounts of manganese (Mn) are responsible for the pink color. The pink color is completely stable! The topaz crystals pictured here have not yet undergone the color change to pink and as such shows the usual amber color that the topaz have when they are found in previously unexposed cavities.
