Topaz
Topaz November Birthstone - Silver Jewelry
Topaz is a gemstone available in a rich rainbow of colors. Topaz is an aluminum, hydroxyl-flourine silicate, and it is the hardest of the silicate minerals.
The most prized color of topaz is called Imperial topaz after the Russian Czars of the 1800s and features a magnificent orange body color with pinkish undertones. Topaz also comes in yellow, pink, purple, orange, and the many popular blue tones.
Healing properties - It was believed that topaz helps to chase away insomnia, brings down high blood pressure and heal asthma.
Magical properties - It is a stone of internal enlightenment; it is used as protection against insomnia and “evil eye”. To those who were born in November, Topaz brings friendship and love, to those born in May - fertile imagination.
It offers to men wisdom, generosity, and intelligence, and to women - beauty and fertility. Topaz also brings wealth to its wearer. Topaz is a stone of optimists. It is a stone of businessmen and detectives; they are advised to wear Topaz on the left hand as it will help them to find a way out of impasse. Pink Topaz is a symbol of hope. Yellow Topaz is a stone of enlightenment, symbol of happiness.
Topaz was used in ancient Egypt and Rome. During the Middle Ages topaz was thought to strengthen the mind and prevent mental disorders as well as sudden death. It has been considered a "cooling" gem, much like ruby is considered a "hot" gem.
Topaz is the birthstone for the month of November.
Element: Air
The most prized color of topaz is called Imperial topaz after the Russian Czars of the 1800s and features a magnificent orange body color with pinkish undertones. Topaz also comes in yellow, pink, purple, orange, and the many popular blue tones.
Healing properties - It was believed that topaz helps to chase away insomnia, brings down high blood pressure and heal asthma.
Magical properties - It is a stone of internal enlightenment; it is used as protection against insomnia and “evil eye”. To those who were born in November, Topaz brings friendship and love, to those born in May - fertile imagination.
It offers to men wisdom, generosity, and intelligence, and to women - beauty and fertility. Topaz also brings wealth to its wearer. Topaz is a stone of optimists. It is a stone of businessmen and detectives; they are advised to wear Topaz on the left hand as it will help them to find a way out of impasse. Pink Topaz is a symbol of hope. Yellow Topaz is a stone of enlightenment, symbol of happiness.
Topaz was used in ancient Egypt and Rome. During the Middle Ages topaz was thought to strengthen the mind and prevent mental disorders as well as sudden death. It has been considered a "cooling" gem, much like ruby is considered a "hot" gem.
Topaz is the birthstone for the month of November.
Element: Air