Topaz
Topaz is a silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine with the chemical formula Al ₂SiO₄( F , OH)₂. Topaz is found colours such as colourless , blue , brown, orange, grey, yellow, green, pink and reddish-pink. Orangy-Pink and bright yellow to deep golden brown hue topaz are known as Imperial Topaz . Naturally occurring blue topaz is quite rare. Typically, colourless, grey or pale yellow and bright blue stones are heat-treated and irradiated to get a good blue colour. Topaz crystallizes in the orthorhombic system , and its crystals are mostly prismatic terminated by pyramidal and other faces. It occurs in pegmatites and high-temperature quartz veins, also in cavities in granites and rhyolites. Topaz can be found in Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Algeria , Argentina , Australia , USA , Austria , Bolivia , Canada , Czech Republic , Denmark , Canada , Egypt , Ethiopia , Finland , Europe , France , Germany , Greece , Guyana , Hungary , Irela...