What are facts about topaz?

Answer 1

* Color is clear, yellow, orange, red, blue and green. * Luster is adamantine to vitreous. * Transparencycrystals are transparent to translucent. * Crystal System is orthorhombic; 2/m 2/m 2/m * Crystal Habits include a prismatic crystal with usually two different prisms that produce a rounded or sharp diamond-shaped cross-section. The termination is typically capped by a dome forming a roof like top. Another dome can modify the termination producing a point at the juncture of the two domes. A basal pinacoid can flatten the prisms termination or truncate the top of the domes. The pinacoid, multiple domes and occassionally orthorhombic pyramid faces can produce a complex, multifaceted and well formed termination. Topaz can be granular and massive. * Cleavage is perfect in one direction, basal. * Fracture is conchoidal. * Hardness is 8. * Specific Gravity is approximately 3.4 - 3.5+ (above average) * Streak is white. * Associated Minerals include quartz, tourmalines, micas, brookite, cassiterite and fluorite. * Other Characteristics: index of refraction is 1.61 - 1.64. Prism faces maybe striated lengthwise. * Notable Occurrences include Minas Gerias, Brazil; Pakistan; San Diego Co, California; Ural Mountains, Russia; Mexico and the Thomas Range, Utah. * Best Field Indicators are crystal habit, color, density and hardness.

Answer 2

Turquoise is a healing stone that will give you a high intelligence, long lower limbs, and multiple children that will achieve olypmic fame. Seriously, most rocks have no special powers or properties, and those that do, such as those that contain radioactive elements, you wouldn't want to be in contact with.

Not a single stone has special properties, but theyy do have properties.

Answer 3

Appearance of Topaz

Topaz comes in a wealth of beautiful colors including blue, pink, red, lavender, yellow, brown, orange, colorless and green. It should be noted that both red and lavender are usually extremely rare colors. Colorless topaz and yellow are fairly common. Topaz are known to have color centers and while color centers are not fully understood, the color of Topaz can change, usually with the help of intense heat or radiation.

Answer 4

Sapphire imparts the bearer with a flawless complexion and gas free digestion. Seriously, other than being the second hardest natural mineral known to science, sapphire really doesn't have many special properties.

Answer 5

Spiritual and healing are special properties of the Topaz.

Answer 6

Topaz is very resistant to weathering due to environmental conditions. It is a naturally occurring gemstone that is found in a variety of colors.

Answer 7

They are all different because they come in different colors and there are 3 of birthstone that is topaz.