Expansion and Protection

This Brandy Topaz with Tourmaline specimen from Skardu weighs 11.9g. Topaz available in the market is sometimes fake or heat treated, to make the stone deep blue, reddish-orange, pale green, pink, or purple. These crystals are their natural brown brandy colour.

Topaz is a silicate mineral of Aluminium and Fluorine. Common Topaz in colourless, though trace element impurities can make it pale blue, golden brown to yellow orange. Topaz is UV reactive.

Topaz is the hardest silicate and one of the hardest naturally occurring crystals. It has a low refractive index which means it will not shine as brightly as other cut gemstones.

Topaz has been known and used for over 3000 years. The powers of Topaz have been the subject of lore since Roman times. A longstanding belief has been that Topaz cures insanity. In ancient Rome, it was believed that Topaz provided protection from danger to travellers. During the Middle Ages, it was believed that attaching Topaz to the left arm protected the owner from curses and warded off the evil eye. In Europe during this time, Topaz was held to enhance mental powers. Another long-standing belief is that wearing Topaz can increase body heat and so provide relieve from colds and fever.

Topaz is a high vibration crystal and can have a direct impact on your life path.

Chakra: Third Eye, Crown

Colour: blue, colourless, dark orange, yellow orange

Emotional: trust

Mental/intellectual: insight, inspiration, presence, truth, wisdom

Physical: ageing, hormone imbalance

Spiritual: alignment, astral travel, attunement, awakening, communication, dreams, enlightenment, expansion, higher self, inner vision, knowledge, lucid dreaming, meditation, psychic abilities, transformation

Astrology: Sagittarius, Scorpio, Neptune

Number: 6

Birthstone: November

Crystal system: prismatic

Location: Afghanistan, Australia, Brazil, Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Namibia, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, USA, Zimbabwe

Rarity: rare

Mineral Class: silicates