AN IMPERIAL GEM
Topaz is a silicate mineral comprised of aluminium and flourine. It grows as elongated colorless crystals if not exposed to outside coloring agents. Topaz can be colored by several elements making it available in a plethora of hues – the most common being yellow and brown.
The most valuable colors of topaz are imperial topaz and sherry topaz. Imperial topaz is a medium reddish-orange to orange-red. Sherry topaz is named after sherry wine of the same hues – yellowish-brown or brownish-yellow to orange.
Pleochroic in nature, topaz will exhibit more than one body color when the stone is tilted.
Topaz is mined globally.