My birthstone is topaz. I thought I remember it being a amberlike color. Now it is blue. What gives?
2006-12-28 01:25:05 · 10 answers · asked by Callie 3 in Beauty & Style ➔ Fashion & Accessories
lol - I was the same way, the new name for OUR birthstone is citrine. It is still the golden brown, but I'm not sure who decided to change the name, because they sho didn't ask me, and i see they didn't ask you
2006-12-28 01:29:43 · answer #1 · answered by Prophisized Pearl 1908 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
What used to be November's birthstone is called "Imperial", or "Precious" Topaz. Imperial Topaz is commonly golden with pinkish or reddish overtones. Imperial topaz is very expensive and not readily available. Because of this, Citrine was used as the alternative stone and also Yellow Topaz. At some point people started to say that "topaz is topaz" and started to adopt blue topaz and other colors for November's birthstone because they didn't like the color of Citrine. As for December, Blue Zircon was traditionally it's birthstone, along with Turquoise and Lapis Lazuli. Blue Topaz started becoming used due to the expense and rarity of Blue Zircon and the fact that Blue Topaz was inexpensive and readily available, not to mention blue. Basically, the stones that are being sold as birthstones today are due to affordability and availability and not what they are traditionally. Jewelry stores can't make money if customers can't afford or find the stones that are their true birthstones. I hope this wasn't too confusing! ;)
2006-12-28 03:15:19 · answer #2 · answered by Valkyrie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you are right. If you were born in November like I was, your birthstone is the Citrine often times people use yellow topaz instead. There is also the Blue topaz which is Decembers birthstone. Topaz comes in many different colors. Have you seen a mystic fire topaz? I think that it is a humanly altered topaz. I hope that answers your question
2006-12-28 01:33:52 · answer #3 · answered by mydadsmyhero 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pure topaz is transparent but is usually tinted by impurities; typical topaz is wine or straw-yellow. They may also be white, gray, green, blue, pink or reddish-yellow and transparent or translucent. When heated, yellow topaz often becomes reddish-pink. It can also be irradiated, turning the stone a light and distinctive shade of blue. A recent trend in jewelry is the manufacture of topaz specimens that display iridescent colors, by applying a thin layer of titanium oxide via physical vapor deposition.
2006-12-28 01:28:54 · answer #4 · answered by Bryan C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there are two colors for topaz. Blue and light brown. Blue represents Decembers births stone and the light brown represents November.
2006-12-28 01:30:45 · answer #5 · answered by shelah j 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is amber topaz and blue topaz. My birthstone is topaz and I consider it to be the amber color.
2006-12-28 01:28:37 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pure topaz is transparent but is usually tinted by impurities; typical topaz is wine or straw-yellow. They may also be white, gray, green, blue, pink or reddish-yellow and transparent or translucent. When heated, yellow topaz often becomes reddish-pink.
2006-12-28 01:28:09 · answer #7 · answered by saved_by_grace 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is topaz, and blue topaz. November? Me too!
2006-12-28 01:27:10 · answer #8 · answered by mzindica 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
topaz can run the gamut color wise.
2006-12-28 01:45:35 · answer #9 · answered by phoenix rising 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a blueish color
2006-12-28 02:54:26 · answer #10 · answered by Meranda 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋