Topaz Gemstone
What is the Topaz
Topaz is a trendy gemstone for its beautiful and very bright color varieties.
The variety called Imperial Topaz is the rarest and most beautiful.
This gem is mentioned by Pliny the Elder, who identified it with the island of Zabargrad (from the Greek Topazios) in the Red Sea. Topaz was also well known in the civilization of ancient Rome and before that among the Greeks.
Topaz, in its yellow variety, is usually associated with wealth. It is considered a gem of good luck towards goals of success and financial well-being in all its color variations.
Topaz Mineral
Topaz is a mineral-based on aluminum silicate; it is an allochromatic gem, and if pure, it is colorless. The inclusion of other elements such as Manganese, Chromium, or Iron makes it colored red (scarce), pink, blue-green, light blue, pink-orange, yellow-brown, yellow-orange, or yellow. This gem is mainly formed in plutonic and volcanic rocks.
Topaz is a gem as rare as it is beautiful that stands out because it is very bright. The deposits with the most brilliant colors are found in Brazil. The Ouro Preto area, in Minas Gerais, is the world's largest source of the Imperial Topaz and Red Topaz varieties. There are also essential deposits in Sri Lanka except for the pink ones found in Pakistan and Russia.
What is the Topaz
Topaz is a trendy gemstone for its beautiful and very bright color varieties.
The variety called Imperial Topaz is the rarest and most beautiful.
This gem is mentioned by Pliny the Elder, who identified it with the island of Zabargrad (from the Greek Topazios) in the Red Sea. Topaz was also well known in the civilization of ancient Rome and before that among the Greeks.
Topaz, in its yellow variety, is usually associated with wealth. It is considered a gem of good luck towards goals of success and financial well-being in all its color variations.
Topaz Birthstone & Anniversary
Topaz is the gemstone of the month of Citrine.
Topaz is traditionally given as a gift for the 4th and 23th wedding anniversaries.
Topaz Quality Factor
Discover the quality factor of the Topaz
The beauty of Topaz depends on the quality of the raw mineral highlighted by the master cutter.
We can summarize in 3 points a good quality Topaz:
Topaz has countless colors, hues, and saturation, making it a very used and appreciated stone in jewelry.
This gem is highly prized for its brilliance, which is why it is the most prized semiprecious gem.
Topaz usually has very few internal inclusions and therefore belongs to the category of eye-clean gems.
The Brief History of Topaz
Topaz boasts multiple citations in the Bible. In the book of Exodus, we find that Topaz was one of the 12 stones of Aaron's breastplate, placed in the foundations of the City of Jerusalem.
Among the famous Topazes, the Braganza Diamond stands out, famous for its beautiful, absolutely colorless white color. For centuries, it was thought to be a 1680 Carat Diamond!
It is said that the ancients, given the sunny brightness of the Topaz, avoided looking for it during the day. It is said that they sought this gem only at night, in the dark, when its glitter made it visible.
In astronomy, this gem is close to the Sun and Jupiter, which is called "the crystal of power". In Roman times they thought that Topaz was able to enhance and bestow good health.
Why we love Topaz
Topaz jewelry
Natural Topaz has its main characters in clarity and is used in jewelry with great success. It is placed among the most precious gems because it is well suited to be inserted into a high-quality jewel.
The Natural Topaz of yellow, clear or intense color, has its double in Citrine Quartz, even if it remains rarer and has different intrinsic characteristics. It is often called Topaz for commercial purposes, but it is instead just Citrine Quartz. To recognize a Natural Topaz, we have to turn it slowly and observe the flat faces of the cut; if the edge of the underlying face doubles, it is undoubtedly a genuine natural Topaz.
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