Texas topaz id help.

[Callahan]

Just got back from mason tx in hill country rock hounding and artifact collecting. 
 

Think I found at least a few topaz gemstones. Possibly more. 
 

any id help would be much appreciated. Spent 3 days digging under boulders and places the heavy minerals would be trapped. 
 

seem to be very rare and was a lot of work 

 

Was Very difficult to sift through all the quartz in this area. Most of these stones were found in natural slough catching areas near bedrock.  
 

any recommendations would be awsome. First time to look look for gemstones in Texas.  
 

just need recommendations and do not have a scale to test gravity nor hardness tests on stones. 
 

will be going to gemologist soon these are just my suspect topaz. Especially 1-13 pics.  
 

pics 1-7

 

smoky quartz or big topaz? The big stone is what I’m excited about.   It’s not glass also. I know what slag glass or glass looks and feels like etc. 

 

Very heavy and looks like the Indians might of tried to knap stone etc.  quartz will not scratch this stone. 
 

8-13

small stones. Topaz?

 

14-20

most I suspect quartz or low quality topaz if any on this lot? Ryolite in granite or llanite etc.  ?

 

 

[ynot]

Will any of Your stones scratch quartz but not scratched by quartz?

[Ludwigia]

Hopefully your effort pays off once you have the opinion from the gemologist. It's not possible to judge here just based on a few photos, especially if you're not even able to do much in the way of diagnostic tests yourself.

[Charmorgia]

 Topaz has very definite basal cleavage.

 Topaz is heavy compared to most lookalikes. 

 Topaz will scratch steel. Quartz won't

 Topaz is usually very transparent with few inclusions

 

 So let us know what you find out

[Callahan]

Going to Dallas gem society meeting on the 18th and will let y’all know what’s what.  
 

hopefully I have a few topazes or even one  and would make it worth the trip.  

 

they have a bunch of equipment etc. and kind enough to look at these and a few other odd rocks I’ve found over the years. 
 

Hope to learn a bunch and going to donate all my slag glass to em I found come to find out people make jewelry out of it.  

[Callahan]

Tonight is my meeting with Dallas gem society.  
 

will take notes and relay info I find out after there observations and tests to y’all 5 that are following 

 

 

will be my next post on this thread.   
 

man I’m excited and hopefully at least something is interesting 

 

bryan. 
 

 

[Callahan]

FYI work would not allow me to make it to gem society.  
 

i just bought a digital scale that’s goes up to 5 pounds and going to do gravity tests and hardness test tonight when get home.  
 

anything else I’m missing on troubleshooting stones etc?  
 

all the knowledge y’all are sharing is very interesting and appreciated by me. 
 

will post soon and document with pics steps i take. 

[Callahan]

FYI the big smoky colored possible topaz is quartz.  Gravity 2.61

 

small stones didn’t register on my scale.