Topaz, var. pycnite, from Altenberg, Germany
Contributed by: Axel Emmermann
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Date: Jan 23rd, 2025
Locality: Altenberg, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge, Saxony, Germany (See on Mindat)
Description:
A large specimen with columnar crystals of this topaz variety. The fluorescence is medium to weak but still very visible. Photo in LW-UV.
Summary of luminescence responses:
Topaz
- Fluorescence under Longwave (365nm LED) UV light: Yellow