Awesome Champaign to Peachy Pink Topaz Faceting Rough Crystals & Crystal Sections from Skardu, Pakistan. These are well formed crystals for the most part (many fully terminated) and are a spectacular site to behold! This material looks conservatively 60%+ HIGH Facet Grade. We traditionally had a steady supply of Topaz coming in to us from Pakistan; however, over the last year or so the price on the material has begun to climb significantly and as a result we don't stock it consistently. We were lucky to get this lot up at a discounted rate and are confident it is a steal at our price.

1. There is a new treatment out in Pakistan that is turning Katlang Topaz a lovely Tangerine color that rivals the best Imperial Topaz from Brazil. The material is being irradiated and is stable with little or no signs of treatment. I have seen the treated material being sold as natural; however, please note that Pakistan DOES NOT produce natural orange Topaz and everything that you see come by you of this color from Pakistan should be suspect. From my understanding it is only the Katlang material that is treating to this orange color and not the Gilgit material.

2. A very interesting fact that has come by me is that Katlang Topaz is being irradiated ON MATRIX. This will give the appearance of being a natural occurrence so please be aware!

3. I have acquired some treated material that is being prepared to be sent to GIA for formal analysis and will post results once they become available.