 | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Netherlands The pink topaz-bearing calcite, quartz, white mica veins from Ghundao Hill (North West Frontier...Frontier Province, Pakistan): K= =Ar age, stable isotope and REE data G. Morteani1 and A. Voropaev2 1 2 Isen...of the Ghundao Hill (Northern Frontier Province, Pakistan) an orangeyellow to cherry-red topaz is found...Devonian gray limestones. Topaz with such a range of colours is traded as Imperial Topaz. Low fluorine contents...and mineral textures indicate that the topaz from Ghundao Hill crystallized at temperatures of about 230 |  | | Journal (issue) | | Cornelius Hurlbut, and C. W Fryer Pink Topaz from Pakistan Edward Gubelin, Giorgio Graziani, and A....small hillock near Katlang, Pakistan, has begun to produce fine gem-quality pink topaz. Authors Edword Gubelin...in-depth report on topaz from the Ghundao hill, the only known in-situ deposit of pink topaz in the world today...today. The finest-quality Pakistan pink topaz is reminiscent o f the stones shown here. This necklace...n~atchingearrings represent more than 200 ct o f fine pink topaz. The set is said to have been commissioned by King |  | | Report (issue) | | Topaz Al2 SiO4 (F; OH)2 ° c 2001 Mineral Data Publishing, ver sion 1.2 Crystal Data: Orthorhombic...Adun-Chilon and Borshchovochnoii Mountains, Nerchinsk district, Siberia. At Schneckenstein, Saxony, Germany....On Ghundao Hill, near Katlang, Mardan district, and in the Skardu and Gilgit districts, Pakistan. From...the Mogok district, Myanmar (Burma). At Tanokamiyama, Shiga Prefecture, and the Naegi district, Gifu Prefecture...Colorado; from the Thomas Range, Juab Co., Utah; Lord's Hill, Stoneham, Oxford Co., Maine; Baldface Mountain |  | | Report (issue) | | No. 14: Topaz Perfect Cleavage ISBN 978-0-9790998-9-2 Publisher Lithographie, LLC Denver, Colorado...United States of America Photo Credits Cover: Topaz, 3.5 cm tall Capao Mine, Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais...Sigerman collection Robert Weldon photo Above: Topaz, 5.5 cm tall El Chalten, Santa Cruz, Argentina Scott...brooch/pendant is set with topaz from three different localities. Two Brazilian "Imperial" topaz gems make up the...stones (weighing a total of 2.52 carats) from Katlang, Pakistan, adorn the upper wings, with a matched pair |  | | Report (issue) | | To Our Readers: Pakistan is a mineralogically-rich and interesting country. The quantity of Pakistani...us by surprise when people began to ask, "Why Pakistan; why now?" It has never been our intention to...the mineral deposits of the high mountains of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Once into the project, however...justice to neither. We decided to limit our focus to Pakistan, though even focused on a single country, a comprehensive...19.6 cm high Shigar Valley, Skardu district, Northern Areas, Pakistan P hoto by Jeff Scovil Collection |  | | Journal (issue) | | Hauerite, 2.1 cm, from Raddusa, Catania, Sicily. (7) Topaz, 2 cm, from Schneckenstein, Saxony, Germany. (8)...illustrated in Max Bauer’s Precious Stones (1904): (9) Topaz, 2 cm, from Minas Gerais, Brazil. (10) Chrysoberyl...cm, from the Eagle’s Nest mine, Michigan Bluff District, Placer County, California. Jingnan Zhang collection...Bustamite, 2.7 cm, from the North mine, Broken Hill District, New South Wales, Australia. Stretch Young collection...Diaspore twin, 1.3 cm, from near Pinarcik, Mŭgla Province, Turkey. László Kupi collection and photo. (2) |  | | Book (volume) | | (with Tourmaline) Gilgit-Baltistan, N. Areas, Pakistan, 15 Golconda Mine, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 32 Panasqueira... 5, 40 Aquamarine (with Emerald) Swat Valley, Pakistan, 22 Azurite (on Malachite) Milpillas Mine, Sonora...China, 54, 55 Bannisterite Zinc Corp Mine, Broken Hill, NSW, Australia, 69 Benitoite Benitoite Gem Mine...58 Cumengite Amelia Mine, Santa Rosalía, Boleo District, Baja California Sur, Mexico, 61 Diaspore Amatolia..., Colombia, 28 (with Aquamarine) Swat Valley, Pakistan, 22 Euclase Gachala, Cundinamarca Dept., Colombia |  | | Book | | Gem Books Topaz m(JTTERWORTH EINEMANN Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2...Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Hoover, D. B. Topaz. - (Butterworth-Heinemann Gem Books Series) I. Title...Profile xii 1 Topaz - Historical perspectives 1 Introduction 1 Etymology of topaz 1 Topaz in ancient times...times 3 Topaz in Roman times 8 The Dark Ages 12 The Middle Age~ - topaz changes colour The beginning of...of empiricism 15 13 2 Large and important topaz gems and crystals 20 Introduction 20 Giant uncut crystals |  | | Journal (issue) | | 10.5 cm, Braldu Valley, Skardu, Northem Areas, Pakistan ; Marc Countiss collection; Joe Budd photo. This...Kevin Brown Diane & Keith Brownlee Jim Gibbs Lyda Hill Shelly & Jim Houran Rob Lavinsky Betty Llewellyn...COLLECTION Schort on albite, 15 cm, Northern Areas, Pakistan. Joe Budd photo. Elbaite, 14.5 cm, Pederneira...photo. Mesolite with apophyllite, 14 cm, Pune district, Maharashtra, India. Joe Budd photo. Apophyllite...Apophyllite on stilbite, 9.5 cm, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra, lndia. Joe Budd photo. Arsenopyrite with quartz |  | | Journal (issue) | | TOPAZ, I J.INERALOGICAL RECORD JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1995 • VOLUME 26 NUMBER 1 • $10 Wayne & Dona Leicht......................... 5 by M. A. Menzies Pink topaz from the Thomas Range, Juab County, U ta h .......Lichte & P. H. Briggs FM-TGMS-MSA Symposium on topaz...................................................Wilson TOPAZ, COVER: TOPAZ crystals to 4 cm, on matrix, from Ghundao Hill, Mardan district, Pakistan. F...Gaylord's Tennessee Minerals Gellani Enterprises - Pakistan Gem & M inerals of Dallas Gemini Minerals Genady |  | | Journal (issue) | | accompanying me to remote areas of the world, from Pakistan to Mexico; for encouraging me (as a collector...Spessartine 129 Spodumene 113, 131, 143, 184 Sulfur 91 Topaz 39, 73, 87, 103, 152 Tourmaline 27, 67, 79, 97,...Frizington, England Stibnite from lchinokawa, Japan Blue topaz from Mursinka, Ural Mountains, Russia Proustite...interest had shifted to minerals from Brazil, Pakistan and Afghanistan, and the array of great gern minerals...where the filled gap is. In this book, the pink topaz has tiny filled gaps. Many of the blue-cap tourmalines |  | | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Pre-proof Origin and physical-chemical control of topaz crystallization in felsic igneous rocks: Contrasted...Soufi, Origin and physical-chemical control of topaz crystallization in felsic igneous rocks: Contrasted...Pre-proof Origin and physical-chemical control of topaz crystallization in felsic igneous rocks: contrasted...In highly evolved F-rich felsic igneous rocks, topaz Al2SiO4(F,OH)2 forms in different genetic re stages:...deciphering the origin of OH–F variations in topaz. We conclude that topaz compositions in magmatic and post-magmatic |  | | Journal (issue) | | FRONT COVER: Golden Topaz, 3.5 inches, from Katlang, Mardan District, Pakistan; Freilich Collection...Freilich Collection (left to right): Topaz from Dassu, Pakistan; Amethyst from Guerrero, Mexico; Gold...Gold from California; Pyromorphite from the Bunker Hill mine, Idaho; Wulfenite from the Red Cloud mine,...Aquamarine from Pakistan; Wire Silver from Kongsberg, Norway; Powellite from Nasik, India; Blue Topaz from the...new specimen in many years: a fine matrix topaz from Pakistan. Joe was struck by the realization that he |  | | Journal (issue) | | They camped for the night at the foot of a small hill but, as they slept, some of their horses broke away...horses, some of which could be seen at the top of the hill. Climbing to the crest, Weaver found the horses...filled with nuggets from "the potato patch." Rich Hill, as it came to be named, ultimately yielded millions...where ores from the various mines of tbe Silver District were treated. The now-famous Red Cloud rnine was...and 1889 he shipped 5,000 specimens of Silver District vanadinite back to Philadelphia. Around 1910 an |  | | Journal (issue) | | (deceased) Peter L. Via (deceased) Salim Edde Lyda Hill Daniel J. Record Rob Lavinsky Wilbert A. Danner...vesuvianite from the Crazy Sphinx mine, Helena District, Lewis and Clark County, Montana. Collected in...of a discussion in late 2007 between Bart and Ray Hill, a collector from Abbotsford, British Columbia....early lead mines in the Upper Mississippi Valley district (Mineral Point and others). The animal which appears...Moore to a site which would later be named Colby Hill, where the men observed significant amounts of iron |  | | Journal (issue) | | southern Asia (Sri Lanka, India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Russia, and China), and Australia. The major...Nigeria and Namibia; exceptional peridot from Pakistan; and pink to red tourmalines from Nigeria and...nephrite], opal, peridot, quartz, spinel, tanzanite, topaz, and tourmaline). Locality information is both summarized...Deposits in Afghanistan (Panjshir Valley) and Pakistan (Swat Valley) produced fine-quality emeralds of...demand when large quantities of irradiated blue topaz created an inexpensive alternative during the 1980s |  | | Catalog/List | | Design District Annex 1518 Slocum Street • Dallas, TX 75207 Heritage Auctions Design District Annex 1518...department. It will be held in the Dallas Design district at 1518 Slocum Street on June 2, 2013. The auction...after LAUMONTITE with APOPHYLLITE Mumbai District (Bombay District), Maharashtra, India Three minerals makeup...Haramosh Mts., Gilgit Dist., Gilgit-Baltistan Div., Pakistan The remote and rugged terrain of the Haramosh...87004 KROEHNKITE Chuquicamata Mine, Calama, El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile A very sizable, old |  | | Journal (issue) | | instrumentation such as LA-ICPMS—once primarily the province of academia—became a fixture in many gemological...were combined under the jurisdiction of the U.S. District Court of New Jersey 168 PRODUCTION AND MARKETS...nation’s output for resale to cutting operations (Hill, 2008). The State Diamond Trader’s office opened...of 2008, the market went into a severe decline (Hill, 2009). Alrosa. After it was required—not without...to the traditional spinel sources of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Myanmar (spinel, if polished elsewhere, is |  | | Book | | in California, USA (Colorado Quartz mine. Nigger Hill and others). Fine leaf gold comes from Rosia Montana...aggregates of fine gold wires come from Famcomb Hill near Breckcnridge, Colorado, USA. Fine crystals...Greenland. Crystals were also found in Sterling Hill, New Jersey and Crestmore, California. USA Foliated...Cobalt, Ontario, Canada. It is also known from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia and microscopic in Rejska...Crystals occurred also in the Consols mine in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia. tabular crystals, |  | | Book | | aggregates of fine gold wires come from Farncomb Hill near Breckenridge, Colorado, USA. Fine crystals...in California, USA (Colorado Quartz mine, Nigger Hill and others). Fine leaf gold comes from Rosia Montana...Crystals of metamorphic origin come from Sterling Hill, New Jersey, USA. Properties: C - tin-white to...Greenland. Crystals were also found in Sterling Hill, New Jersey and Crestmore, California, USA Foliated...Cobalt, Ontario, Canada. It is also known from Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia and microscopic 111 |  | | Book (edition) | | is an imprint of Elsevier Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP, UK 30 Corporate Drive, Suite 400...Diamond II Ruby and Sapphire Beryl Chrysoberyl Spinel Topaz Tourmaline The Garnets Feldspar Group Zircon Peridot...extensive fields in the prophetically named Kimberley district of Western Australia promise to be of world importance...(Figure 1.8a) lined with such crystals as beryl and topaz, or they may coalesce into pools or sheets and cool...from the Mourne Mountains, Northern Ireland. A topaz with good crystal form projects into a cavity bordered |  | | Journal (issue) | | vivid “canary” yellow elbaite from the Lundazi District of eastern Zambia, the most important source of...amber • Andradite from Namibia • Andradite from Pakistan • Axinite from Tanzania • Baddeleyite from Mogok...elbaite is the Canary mining area in the Lundazi District of eastern Zambia. The tourmaline has been mined...Chipata area, and the actual locality is the Lundazi District, located ~160 km to the north (as indicated by...PRODUCTION Initial gem discoveries in the Lundazi District probably occurred in the late 1970s through activities |  | | Book (edition) | | are much particular mineral species, such as topaz, for example, may be widespread and abundant throughout...color are exceedingly uncommon. Pink and orange gem topaz, seen in a geological context, are so rare that...factors. Finally, there is scarcity in size. Topaz, for example. ROCK TYPES occurs in crystals that...ever, topaz crystals of a fine pink color are never seen in sizes larger than a white topaz topaz is...as follows: DENSITY 1. Talc 5. Apatite 8. Topaz 2. Gypsum 6. Feldspar 9. 3. Calcite 7. |  | | Journal (issue) | | Mineralogy of the Spring Creek area, Last Chance Mining District, Plumas County, California. Axis, volume 1, number...and 1909, the mines of the Last Chance mining district produced significant quantities of copper and...the Duke’s fabulously rich copper mines at Ecton Hill, Staffordshire. From Watson’s original handwritten...specimens of chalcopyrite and other minerals from Ecton Hill in Staffordshire (nominally part of the Derbyshire...artist White Watson. Journal of the Bakewell and District Historical Society, no. 8, 1– 9 + 12 un-numbered |  | | Book | | localities: Baveno, Italy 14:157168 ALBITE Davis Hill near Bancroft, Ontario: an occurrence of large nepheline...18:185187 ALLACTITE AJlactite from Franklin and Sterling Hill, New Jersey (by P. J. Dunn) 14:251-252 ALLCHAR Famous...ALLEGHANYITE A highly magnesian alleghanyite from Sterling Hill, New Jersey (by 0. V. Petersen, J. BoUhorn & P....(by S. A. Williams) 1:68-69 Cometite from Saginaw Hill, Arizona (by B. Khin) 1:117-118 Chalcoalumite from...Rybicki) 7:72-77 Chalcanthite from the Helvetia district, Arizona (by G. Robinson) 9:252 Cuprite [from |
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Ghundao hill, Katlang, Mardan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan