Brookite Topaz The modified termination along with

The modified termination along with the high luster and saturated golden hue all come together to create a stellar thumbnail specimen of a species that most people are familiar with but rarely have a good representation in their collections

Some well-crystallized and translucent light yellow color Wavellite “balls” are intermixed with gemmy

prismatic hexagonal crystals of Quartz (var: Smoky Quartz) that range in color from a very pale smoky color to a rich nearly "morion" black at the base

These specimens are some of my favorite minerals in the world

Brookite Topaz The modified termination along withAn attractive miniature display specimen which plays host to a 9 mm, gemmy, lustrous, sharp "sword" shaped crystal of rich burnt sienna colored Brookite associated with a few secondary Brookites and a handful of gemmy, colorless Quartz prisms on matrix. The main Brookite is undamaged and is actually intergrown (bisected) with a smaller Brookite that created an interesting form at the base. A beautiful miniature sized display specimen of these