Guess what..., I need ID help again Options

[NewRockHounder]

I'm 90% sure this is my first topaz... am I wrong?


I know these kind of blend into the flashlight itself, couldn't find my normal light that I use... still in camping crap..

[MikeS]

Looks like Quartz, but hard to tell. If the back is fractured then that could lend a clue. Quartz fractures like glass (no cleavage) Topaz sometimes fractures more in one direction (some cleavage). Field testing can be a challenge. I have found only two pieces that I thought must be Topaz. After doing a specific gravity test it appears the crystal I thought was Topaz was just funky Quartz, but the alluvial Topaz was in fact Topaz. Color can be an indicator. If it is really as orange as it appears in the photos then the color might suggest Topaz.