Topaz

Topaz is a silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine with the chemical formula Al2SiO4(F,OH)2.

Topaz Mines
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Summary: The state of Minas Gerais in Brazil is famous as it produces 80% of Brazil's gems and minerals. The most important of all is topaz, which is mined around Ouro Prêto in Minas Gerais.

Topaz and Beryl: Locations and Markets
The origin and markets of topaz, emerald, aquamarine, and other beryl gem stones, including true topaz in Brazil, emeralds in Colombia, and quality aquamarines from Siberia ...

Topaz Color & Optics
In nature, topaz is a transparent mineral that is tinted by various impurities which act as coloring agents, and it occurs in a variety of colors ranging from pale yellow to a golden-honey or Sherry color, pink, ...

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November Birthstone - Captured Sunlight
The Egyptians believed that they were droplets of sunlight fallen to Earth and considered them sacred to the god, Ra.

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A mineral of somewhat varying composition belonging to the silicate group. It is not a quartz and therefore has nothing in common with citrine quartz, a far less valuable stone.

Topaz
Topaz is a highly priced valuable gemstone. It comes in a crystallite form and is a kind of mineral of silicate origin. Color, size, origin all plays a vital role in the popularity of this precious gemstone.

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A white golden entourage ring set with diamonds and deep blue chrysanthemum cut topaz.
Image courtesy of Lang Antiques.

Topaz
Chemical composition -- Aluminum silicate with fluorine and hydroxyl.
Color -- Colorless, yellow, brown, red, blue, pink.

Topaz
It is a fluorine aluminium silicate and comes in yellow, yellow-brown, honey-yellow, flax, brown, green, blue, light blue, red and pink ... and sometimes it has no colour at all. The topaz.

Blue Topaz occurrences
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Topaz varietal names based on color are limited to one, Imperial Topaz, which connotes a vivid reddish-orange, but is also sometimes used (incorrectly) to denote a sherry-colored, orangish-brown.

Topaz can be the amber gold of fine cognac or the blushing pink-orange of a peach and all the beautiful warm browns, golds, and oranges in between. Some rare and exceptional topaz is pale pink to a sherry red.

Topaz sometimes has the amber gold of fine cognac or the blush of a peach and all the beautiful warm browns and oranges inbetween. Some rare and exceptional topaz are pale pink to a sherry red.

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Gemology
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Topaz is found in many colors such as blue, pink, brown, green, and colorless, but yellow is the color most often associated with this gem.

Topaz is the birthstone of November (yellow topaz) and December (blue topaz), it is a talisman for the sign of Sagittarius and the suggested anniversary gemstone for the 4th, 19th or 23rd year of marriage.

Topaz is said to grant mental clarity. It gives you the ability to trust the decisions that you have made and replaces negativity with joy and love. It allows you to cut through uncertainty.

Topaz was believed to have incredible medicinal powers in the Middle Ages, even against the plague. For a healthy individual, it brought about a pleasant disposition and patience and was a symbol of fidelity and love.

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Topaz - The Largest Gem
Topaz: Shades of Blues and Oranges
Topaz, the November birthstone, occurs in a wide variety of hues, including blues, greens and many shades of orange and yellow to purplish pink.

Topaz: Gem of the Setting Sun
The mystery and allure of topaz goes back thousands of years. The Egyptians, for instance, believed the gem was colored with the golden glow of the mighty sun god Ra, which protected the wearer from harm.

Topaz
The name topaz is thought to be derived from the Sanskrit word tapas, meaning fire.
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Blue Topaz
Blue topaz begins "life" as colorless or very lightly tinted natural topaz crystals which are then irradiated to change the color to blue, and heated to stabilize the change.

Blue Topaz:
Communicating
from the Heart
In its natural state blue topaz is a light green-blue (more blue than aquamarine). I emphasize this because you may have seen blue topaz, especially in jewelry, which is a bright blue.

Blue Topaz Bracelets
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Glacier Topaz™
A unification of fire and ice, Glacier Topaz™ mixes the pure clear whites of glacier ice with a fiery brilliance and luster reminiscent of diamonds.

Topaz crystals are found in cavities in rocks such as granite or rhyolite. Topaz is composed of silicate of aluminum containing fluorine and hydroxyl. Gem quality topaz is mostly found in pegmatite dykes.

Topaz is found in Brazil, Mexico, Sri Lanka, Africa and China. The birthstone for November, topaz is a talisman for the sign of Sagittarius and is the suggested gift for the 23rd anniversary.

Topaz is most common in colorless and brown colors. Blue topaz is achieved by a combination of irradiation—which can turn the material brown—and heat treatment, if needed—which renders the stone blue.

TOPAZ:
A precious gemstone that comes in many vivid colors including yellow, orange, red-brown, light to dark blue, pink-red, red, purple, light green, colorless and more. It is an 8 on Mohs' scale of hardness.
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Jewelers also apply the name topaz to other stones; smoky topaz is actually smoky quartz; Oriental topaz is yellow corundum (yellow sapphire); ...

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Birthstone of November
the wonder gem
Topaz has more sweeping powers attributed to it than any other gem. It is one of the hardest stones known.

Topaz: A fluosilicate of aluminum that occurs in rhombohedral crystals and is used as a gemstone. Although it is a hard stone, topaz can be susceptible to breaking.

Topaz A gemstone that comes in many colors and from many different parts of the world. This hard stone is often used in jewelry and is strongly associated with the astrological sign Sagittarius.

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One of the birthstone for November, topaz is also the accepted anniversary gemstone for the 4th year of marriage.

Topaz: This brilliant and heavy stone is often imitated with lesser value quartz (citrine), but genuine topaz is rare--it is the birthstone for November.

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Topaz is a gemstone that varies in color from brown, yellow, blue, to pink. It was possibly named after Topazos, an island in the Red Sea, by the Romans who found it.

Topaz - A transparent gem; the most precious type is wine-yellow. Also found in shades of white, blue, brown, orange and pink
Tourmaline - A crystalline mineral. Comes in a variety of colours, the most common of which is black ...

Topaz Birthstone
Birthstone Colour - Yellow through to Bright Blue
Representing - Constancy, Courage, Faithfulness, Friendship, Loyalty, Peace and Wisdom
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Balances emotions and calms passions. Topaz clears toxins from the body, and increases a poor appetite. It is said to reverse aging and bring spiritual rejuvenation. Topaz releases tension and brings feelings of joy.

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A transparent gem found in many colors such as white, blue, brown, orange and pink, with the most precious type being wine-yellow in color.

Topaz: A transparent gem, the most precious type is wine-yellow in color. It also may be found in other colors, such as white, blue, brown, orange, and pink.

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Helps to correct disorders in the body, manifests health, promotes kindness, compassion, and empathy. Enhances awareness, helps a person to exert change in their world, good for manifestation of dreams & goals.
Tourmaline ...

Topaz. Encourages relaxation of physical or emotional strain. Dissipates excess or negative energy.
Tourmaline, Red (Rubellite). Balance emotions. Motivation.

Topaz
Color - Blue, Brown, Green, Orange, Pink, Red, Yellow, White, Gold, Colorless
Mohs hardness scale - 8
Mineral Class - Topaz
Source - Found mainly in Brazil, Sri Lanka, Burma, Nigeria, USA, Australia, Madagascar and Mexico ...

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The mystery and allure of topaz goes back thousands of years. The Egyptians, for instance, believed the gem was colored with the golden glow of the mighty sun god Ra, which protected the wearer from harm.

Topaz is a very hard gemstone that is most commonly colorless, but colors include blue, pale green, and the spectrum of yellow through sherry orange to pink, and most unique, red. Blue topaz results from irradiation of clear topaz.

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The name "topaz" was not uniformly applied in the past, when it was used to refer to all yellow, golden brown, and sometimes also green gems.

Topaz
A salt-like mineral (fluosilicate) of alumina. It occurs naturally in a rhomboid shape and appears in a wide range of colors, including blue, yellow (and related shades), pink, green, red, orange and others (as well as clear/colorless).

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.

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A semiprecious gemstone that can be found in the colours blue, brown, yellow and pink. Other colours of topaz can be created through enhancements like heat treatment. Topaz has a hardness of 8 on the Mohs Scales ...

Topaz
November Birthstone
Color: Yellow, orange, colorless, red-brown, variety of blue, pink-red, red, purple, light green
Hardness: 8
Transparency: Transparent, translucent ...

topaz A gemstone representing #8 on the Mohs Scale of hardness.
toughness It is the resistance of breakage, powdering or the lack of ability to flatten during repeated pounding.
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Topaz, Pearl
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Today, the many colors of topaz-from classic yellow to pink-are well-known. Since 1988, the Smithsonian Institution has displayed the 22,892.5-carat (or roughly 10-pound) American Golden Topaz.

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Topaz (aluminum fluorite silicate) is the hardest of the silicate minerals, due to strong chemical bonds within the stone. Yellow is the most familiar color, red the most rare. The stone is also found in brown, clear and blue.

Topaz: A gemstone best known for its beautiful transparent yellow-brown color, also very popular in pink, light blue and reddish-brown colors. Sources; Brazil, Ceylon, California, Maine, Colorado and elsewhere.

Blue Topaz: A topaz that is light brown or colorless when mined but turns a vivid blue when exposed to heat. Blue Topaz is an alternate birthstone for December ...

False Topaz: A name for yellow quartz.
Family Jewelry: Jewelry embellished with the name and birthstone of a member of the family, or sometimes just the birthstone. See also Mother's Rings.

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