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Desert Ice: Texas Topaz, the Official State Gem
Tue, January 20, 2015 8:45 PM
The Texas Blue Topaz, the State Gem of Texas, is found only in west to northwest Mason county in the geologic region known as the Llano Uplift. Topaz is a mineral compound of aluminum, silica and fluorine and found in certain, but not all, pink granite outcroppings. The Texas topaz was designated the official state gemstone when Governor Preston Smith signed the 61st Legislature's House Concurrent Resolution No.
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