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Chalmers Topaz

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Color
  
White with blue cast

Country of origin
  
Brazil

Cut
  
Oval (brilliant)

Chalmers Topaz

Weight
  
5,899.5 carats (1,179.90 g)

Cut by
  
Wilford R. Frank, Bellaire, Texas Family of Wiford R. Frank

Original owner
  
Wilford R. Frank, Bellaire, Texas Family of Wilford R. Frank

The Chalmer's Topaz is a topaz gem weighing 5,899.5-carats located in Chicago, Illinois' Grainger Hall of Gems, in the Field Museum of Natural History. It was named for former Field Museum trustee William J. Chalmers and is one of the largest cut topaz gems in the world.

References

Chalmers Topaz Wikipedia