Super cut and great color, lots of WOW
Topaz Specifications:
* Gem Species: Silicate Mineral
* Hardness: 8 -
* Density: 3490
* RI: 1.619 - 1.627
Size: 14 (L) X 10 (W) mm
Cut: Emerald
Carat Weight: 8.995 Carats TCW
Overall Grade: AAA-
Clarity Description: IF - Internally Flawless: Free on inclusions under 10x magnification.
Clarity Breakdown: Internally flawless, meaning that the stone was examined under a microscope of at least 40x magnification and no inclusions were seen.
Cutting Breakdown: Exceptional brilliance with a precision cut. Stone has equal and symmetrical faceting with proper cutting angles "critical angle" and proper depth.
Carat Breakdown: Average in Carat Weight for this size stone (+/- 5%).
Photo Clarity Breakdown: Color is Excellent & True, Image is Sharp, & Background is True.
Photo Taken without Flash.
Photo shows Multiple views of a single gemstone.
Pricing based on single gemstone.
Note: Photo taken with cloth background.
The gemstone is so reflective that you can see a little Flash from Normal room lighting. Gemstones have a high light translucency nature, so it's makes it harder to take a photo with out some Flash (Very High Reflection).
Very Clean the Photo doesn't do the gemstone justice.
In antiquity all yellow and brown gemstones, even green ones were called "Topaz". The name order most probably derived from a the name of an island in Red Sea, now Zebirget, formerly Topazos. The most Valuable is pink and blue. Topaz color usually is often enhanced by the process of heating or radiation to obtain a desired color. The dark blue topaz stones that have been processed through a treatment called “London blue topaz” whereas blue was called “Swiss blue topaz” and light blue are called “Sky blue topaz”.
Topaz is a silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine with the chemical formula Al2SiO4(F, OH)2. Topaz crystallizes in the orthorhombic system
Topaz stone became one of the excellent precious stone that targeted by collectors. It can be seen from the growing popularity and the increasing of sales charts around the world.
While blue topaz does exist in nature the vast majority of the popular Blue Topaz sold around the world has been 'treated' in one way or another. To get the classic Swiss Blue or London Blue, the untreated usually colorless gemstone is first exposed to radiation and then heated. The valuable Imperial Topaz is not usually treated although some stones with a pink shade can be heated to enhance the vividness of the pink. Some Topaz gemstones such as Mystic or Azotic are enhanced with a thin coating to give rainbow color effects. The NRC requires all irradiated gemstones to be stored in a secure facility after treatment. While in storage, the gemstones must be monitored until their residual radiation declines to a level that they are safe for use in jewelry. This procedure assures the safety of blue topaz treated within the United States.
The largest Topaz producer is Brazil. Other sources are in Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, China, Burma (Myanmar), Sri Lanka, Japan, Russia, Ukraine, Australia, Madagascar, Namibia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Mexico, and the U.S. (California, Utah, and New Hampshire).
All photos are the exactly the gemstone pictured, minus any display items. Photos are likely not actual size; please see item description for dimensions. If there is a defect not discernible in the pictures, it will be included in the text. , Please keep in mind that the prismatic reflective properties of gems will often produce varying degrees of color and what colors you see, someone else may not. If there is a concern or doubt, please ask prior to purchase. Remember that color is a very tricky thing to transmit electronically. There are many variables, including lighting, background, physical filters, digital filters, the capabilities of the monitor on which the image is displayed, and the color perception of the viewer.
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Product code: 14 x 10mm, order London Blue Topaz Emerald