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Occurrence
The same as silver topaz. However, Hot Pink topaz is not found in nature. Topaz and citrine are the birthstones of the month of November.

Pink Topaz
Pink Topaz (Aluminum silicate fluoride hydroxide) is a very hard pink gemstone. Pink topaz is usually created by irradiating common yellow topaz. Topaz has a hardness of 8 and a specific gravity of 3.5-3.6.

Pink Topaz
19th Century Heat Treatment
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Pink Topaz
Pink Topaz is a gemstone that is pink in color.
Platinum
Platinum is a strong metal that is white in color. It is heavier than gold, and holds stones well. Platinum is one of three precious metals including silver and gold.

Pink Topaz & Chrysoberyl Cannetille Gold Cross c.1830.
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Pink topaz is fairly rare, but highly valued. Green is another rare color, but highly valued. Although pink is occasionally found in jewelry, the green is very rarely found.

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Red and pink topaz gems were used in the jewelry of the 18th and 19th Century Russian Czarinas and is why topaz is sometimes called "Imperial Topaz".

Rare pastel pink topaz is found in Pakistan and Russia. When pink topaz was first discovered in Russia, ownership was restricted to the Czar and his family and those to who he gave it as a gift.

PINK TOPAZ promotes honor and truth ï Vibrates to the number 6. Tourmaline - Mohs Hardness: 7-7.5 - Treatment: Usually heat-treated Tourmaline is mined in the United States, Brazil, Australia, Mexico and Russia.

It also resembles rose quartz and pink topaz, but has clearer birefringence (double refraction) than both rose quartz and morganite. It is most difficult to distinguish from pink tourmaline.

Pale pink topaz comes from Pakistan, but the sizes are always quite small. Only Russia, in the days of the Czars, produced large pastel-pink gem material.

Brown, yellow, orange, sherry, red and pink topaz is found in Brazil and Sri Lanka. Pink topaz is found in Pakistan and Russia. Today we also have blue topaz, which has a pale to medium blue color created by irradiation.

The common yellow topaz, when irradiated converts to pink topaz. Typically, yellow topaz ranges from wine to straw-colored, and heat-treated yellow topaz turns reddish-pink. Heating is one of the most common treatments for topaz.

According to some sources, pink topaz from those mines was restricted to the family of the Czar. Today, the gem trade generally uses the term for pink, orange and red topaz, which comes mainly from Ouro Prêto, Brazil.

At the height of Imperial Russia’s power, orange pink topaz was brought from Brazil to decorate the jewelry of the Tzarina. Since then, these colors have been known as imperial topaz and remain one of the most coveted varieties.

Pakistan is one of the few locations where natural pink topaz is found, and pink topaz which was not mined in Pakistan may have been heat-treatment.

Pink topaz is usually created by irradiating common yellow topaz. Other colors are often created by heat-treating and/or irradiating topaz.

Deep golden yellow Topaz and pink Topaz are the most valuable colours of this stone. The blue Topaz with which we are familiar today actually started out as white Topaz.

There is dichroism in the cases of pink sapphire, pink tourmaline (strong), pink topaz (strong), pink beryl (less pronounced), ...

In the 19th century, pink topaz was discovered in Russia. The gemstone was so coveted that only the Czar, his family, and those he gave it to were allowed ownership.

A pink topaz may look very similar to a kunzite, morganite and pale pink tourmalines, but with a closer inspection you can see the warmer luster, tone and more intense colors at both ends of the topaz.

Occurrence: Brazil and Sri Lanka. Pink topaz is found in Pakistan and Russia.
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Gemstones like black opal, jadeite, demantoid garnet, pariba tourmaline, alexandrite, pink topaz, chrysoberyl cat's-eye and fancy colored sapphires.

The "Imperial" moniker came about following the discovery of pink topaz in Russia during the 19th century. The gem was so coveted, its ownership was restricted to the Czar, his family, and to those who received it as a royal gift.

Topaz: A gem species that occurs in a wide range of colours. The most well-known are the precious topaz varieties in sherry-like hues. Pink topaz is the rarest.

Green Topaz fosters forgiveness and understanding. Pink Topaz promotes honour and truth. Said to improve eyesight.
Birthstone: November (Strength, wisdom, courage).
Marriage: 4th, 19th and 23rd Years.
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio.

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