Topaz, Rutile on Svanbergite
at-auction- Locality
- Champion Mine, Mono Co., California, USA
- Minerals
- Rutile, Svanbergite, Topaz
- Dimensions
- 3 x 3 x 2 cm
- Size class
- Thumbnail
- SID
- ST330
Cluster of intergrown crystals of Svanbergite with attached white Topaz crystals and tiny dark Rutile crystals. There is no matrix, nothing but interlocking Svanbergite with the attached Topaz and Rutile. Svanbergite is an uncommon Strontium Aluminum Phosphate Sulfate Hydroxide mineral. An amazingly rich example, I can't find any matrix, it's nothing but solid Svanbergite crystals with Topaz and Rutile. Valued at $150.