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Topaz is found in the gem pegmatites of San Diegeo County, in localities such as the Little Three Mine in Ramona, and the Ware Mine in Oak Grove. Colorless Topaz come from the Pikes Peak area in El Paso Co., Colorado, particularly in Glen Cove, Devils Head, and Crystal Peak. Fine colorless and light blue tabular crystals come from Mason Co., Texas (near Streeter, Katemcy, and Grit).
There are findings of this valuable stone in the Gem Mine of Topaz Mountain at the edge of Tarryall Mountain in Park County north of Lake George. Some of the more notable occurrences of topaz findings in the state of Colorado occur in the following areas: In Jefferson County at the Wigwam Creek area.