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Photo Gallery of Silicates; T through Å

For other silicates, check the Silicates; A through E page, the Silicates; F through M page, the Silicates; N through S page and the Tourmaline page.
7 cm Zoisite var. Tanzanite xx with Anorthite from Merelani Mine, Arusha, Tanzania. Ex coll. Edward E. David, jr. The Arkenstone specimen.
Green Titanite from Heinuchal, Haromosh, Gilgit, Pakistan.
111 lbs single crystal of Topaz from Minas Gerais, Brasil, saved from becoming an X-ray monochromator. It is in a museum, but I forgot which one. Specimen photographed at TGMS Show 1995.
Cutable, blue Topaz from Minas Gerais, Brasil. Ex coll. Houston Museum of Natural History, displayed at TGMS Show 1995.
Very dark crystals of 'Imperial' Topaz from Ouro Preto, Brasil. Largest crystal is app. 20 cm. Specimens photographed at TGMS Show 1995.
Tugtupite from the peak of Kvanefjeld, Ilimaussaq Intrusionen at Narssaq, Grønland, Denmark.
Red Tugtupite in white Albite with minor brown Sphalerite from Kvanefjeld, Ilimaussaq alkaline Intrusion, Grønland, Denmark. Ex coll. Claus Hedegaard.
Pale green Turkestanite crystals in quartz from Dara-i-Pioz. Exotic Minerals of Russia specimen.
Willemite var. Troostite in Calcite from Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey, USA:
Green Willemite from Tsumeb Mine, Tsumeb, Tsumeb District (Oshikoto Region), Namibia.
Matrix specimen of Zircon crystals from Seiland, Alta, Finmark, Norway.
Large single Zircon crystal from Seiland, Alta, Finmark, Norway.
7 cm Zoisite var. Tanzanite xx with Anorthite from Merelani Mine, Arusha, Tanzania. Ex coll. Edward E. David, jr. The Arkenstone specimen.

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