Collection: Topaz

Topaz is a well-known gemstone, prized for its beauty, hardness and variety of colors.

🔹 Origin and composition

• Chemical formula : Al₂SiO₄(F,OH)₂

• Family : Silicate

• Hardness (Mohs scale) : 8
  (Which makes it one of the hardest gemstones, just after diamond, corundum – ruby ​​and sapphire)

🔹 Colors

Topaz comes in a wide range of colors:

• Colorless (sometimes called "white topaz")

• Blue (often obtained by heat treatment or irradiation)

• Yellow (most common in nature)

• Pink , red , orange , green (rarer and therefore more valuable)

• Imperial Topaz : golden to pinkish-orange color, highly prized

🔹 Origin of the name

The name may come from the island of Topazos in the Red Sea (present-day Zabargad), although this was historically a source of peridot, not topaz. It may also come from the Sanskrit word tapas , meaning "fire."

🔹 Main deposits

• Brazil (the world's largest producer)

• Russia

• Pakistan

• Sri Lanka

• Nigeria

• Mexico

🔹 Use

• Jewelry : rings, necklaces, earrings, pendants

• Mineral collections

• Symbolism and lithotherapy (non-scientific use): topaz is associated with mental clarity, creativity and loyalty.

🔹 Treated Blue Topaz

Most blue topazes on the market are originally colorless , then treated :

• Irradiation → makes the stone blue

• Heating → stabilizes the color

🔹 Symbolic

• November Birthstone

• Associated with the astrological sign of Sagittarius

• Often represents loyalty, truth, and lasting love