This is really quite an amazing Purple Topaz thumbnail from the famous and rather small despoit in Katlang which has produced the only topaz of such color in the Himalayas. They are extremely rare, and good aesthetic specimens are hard to find...matrix specimens even harder still. The luster is superb, it is gemmy, the color is a beautiful rich purple-lavender hue, and it sits so perfectly on matrix. 2 x 1.8 x 1.6 cm This Photo was Mindat.org Photo of the Day - 20th Oct 2006