Description
Number: 187M
Name: Sherry Topaz.
Origin: Sakangyi Mogok Myanmar
Size: 90 x 90 x 80 mm
Weight: 961 gm.
Grouping: Silicate.
Comments: This specimen was obtained by me from a miner at Mogok.We shared a bottle of whisky with two security guards and two undercover police whose company I had to pay for. The miner was very dubious about my escort but we soon all become very good friends.This specimen fell into my possession along with some other topaz’s, while my four escorts drank on much my miner friends relief. The large size of this sherry colored Topaz make it a very desirable specimen.Two cleavage planes typical for Topaz are visible in the specimen and two Isogyres are visible on peering down the C- axis. It is almost perfect gem quality.
