Luxury Topaz Earrings

Of all the semi-precious stones, perhaps, only topaz can boast the ability to resemble the majority of precious and semi-precious stones, such as diamond, sapphire, emerald, ruby, aquamarine, garnet, citrine, etc.

The color palette of topaz almost captures the entire spectrum from transparent white to purple. But the most common minerals are blue and colorless.

Topaz is also distinguished by its hardness, in this it is second only to diamond and corundum, this quality helps to distinguish natural stone from fake.

This hardness and transparency became the reason that one of the names of topaz was “Siberian diamond” and even led to incidents when the famous diamond in the Portuguese crown turned out to be topaz.

The history of topaz begins in antiquity. In Egypt, they were convinced that the sun god Ra gave them topaz, he created a stone with a radiant glow, and therefore he has incredible strength, is a powerful amulet and saves his master from danger.

In general, a lot of mystical and healing properties are attributed to topaz.

Of course, his appearance has its own legend, according to which the stone was found by pirates. They lost their course, long wandered into the sea, but managed to reach the island of Topasis in the Red Sea. It was there that they found amazingly beautiful transparent stones, which they began to call topazes.

From the mystical qualities of topaz, it can be singled out that the stone helps to define a lie, for this it is even nicknamed a stone-separated artist of families, it helps its owners to determine the betrayal of a husband.

Topaz can also be an assistant, he is especially respected among diplomats, businessmen, politicians, because he brings clarity of mind, fortitude, determination and ability to show firmness.

The healing properties of topaz include the ability to restore the nervous system, overcome fears and depressions, strengthen eyesight.

For women, stone contributes to the health of the reproductive system and can even treat infertility.

Topaz is also useful in diseases of the thyroid gland.

In ancient times it was used to stop bleeding and even in cases of poisoning with strong poisons.

The advantage of topaz is its availability with a huge variety. Products from it vary in a wide price range, while not losing any quality or beauty.

Its advantage can be considered the possibility of obtaining beautiful flowers artificially, creating natural stones of saturated colors.

Topaz is widespread, practically, all over the world. The main mining sites are Brazil, Pakistan, Ukraine, Russia, Sri Lanka.

There are a large number of species of topaz and in nature, some of them, such as blue and colorless, are often found and do not have a high value, but there are rare and therefore expensive types - pink, red, golden-orange, green.

But even this palette does not limit the color possibilities of topaz.

For a long time, people have learned to change the color of this mineral by thermal, and now by radiation treatment, and to get more saturated colors from slightly colored or completely colorless stones.

Each color of topaz has its own characteristics, try to consider them.

• Yellow. Yellow topaz is considered the most energetically strong.

There is a version of his name for the tapas, which means fire from Sanskrit.

There are a lot of variants of yellow topaz, from light golden to yellow-brown.

Golden colored topazes in ancient India were revered as some of the most valuable, they were also called kings stones and used to decorate crowns. In China, yellow topazes were highly valued, considered worthy of emperors.

Healers are convinced that yellow topaz can improve digestion, speeds up metabolism and heals the liver. This stone helps to heal wounds, protects against colds.

Mystics ascribe to yellow topaz the ability to influence others, to recognize liars and schemers, to help the owner make the right decisions.

The most interesting and valuable yellow topazes are of yellow-orange color, for which they have allocated imperial topazes into a separate group.

• Blue. Blue color is not uncommon among natural topazes, but more often it is not very pronounced; clean and richly colored stones of blue and blue are extremely rare in nature.

But they learned to color this topaz artificially and most of the blue stones today are the result of processing natural minerals of other colors.

There are three variants of blue topaz: light blue - Swiss Blue, Sky Blue, brighter blue - London Blue.

Blue topaz is considered to be the stone of travelers, the sailors took him to sail, they believed such a talisman would help to escape during storms and return home safely.

And blue topaz can arouse in a person craving for the sublime and noble impulses.

Like the others, blue topaz has healing properties. He is able to relieve depression carry his owner pep and a great mood.

• Rauchtopaz. In fact, this stone is not topaz. This is one of the varieties of quartz with an unusual color, thanks to which it was ranked as a topaz.

So he caught on among them, getting his name from rauch – smoke, smoky topaz.

Currently, he returned the correct name - smoky quartz, but for jewelers it is still smoky topaz.

Rauchtopaz has good transparency, high hardness and shades from smoky gray to the color of dark chocolate.

Very beautiful variants of rauchtopaz with inclusions of rutile threads, such stones were called “Venus hair” in the Middle Ages.

It was very popular in Russia, the famous Faberge was happy to choose rauchtopaz for the manufacture of various accessories.

But even now, the leading fashion houses of Louis Vuitton, Stephen Webster, Pomelatto use the rauchtopas for their collections.

It is considered that rauchtopaz perfectly acts on sleep and makes it possible to see prophetic dreams, can immerse in a meditative state, and therefore is not recommended for dreamers, it is able to remove them from reality.

• Topaz London. This is a luxuriously beautiful variety of topaz with a rich dark blue color.

Natural stones of this color practically do not exist.

But, artificially created topaz London can rival the beauty and richness of blue with sapphires, while pleasing with its price and affordability. For it, a special cut is used, which makes it even more beautiful and popular. There are stones of blue with a slight gray or green tint.

The mystical properties of this topaz, about the same as those of the blue topaz, protects against problems, brings peace to life, calmness, loyalty in love.

Jewelers love to combine this type of topaz with other precious and semiprecious stones.

Looks great both in silver and with white or yellow gold.

• Mystic Topaz. Another color man-made variety of topaz.

It is difficult to describe the coloring of this stone, it would be more accurate to just imagine a piece of a suddenly petrified rainbow and it is difficult to imagine that this is the result of a certain treatment of ordinary topaz. The technology is applied to the edge of the thinnest metal film, which gives additional colors.

Mystic topaz requires more careful handling, it cannot be subjected to heating, it is fragile, products with it cannot be repaired with the help of soldering. But even with all the precautions, the rage of the mystic topaz paints with time

• White. It is called an alternative to the diamond, as well as the Siberian diamond, due to the fact that it was originally mined in Russia.

This mineral, with a skillful cut, looks no worse than a diamond.

Owners of white topaz can count on his help in achieving the goal, choosing the right path.

He endows with a clear mind, nobility and discipline.

Well suited to creative individuals and connoisseurs of beauty.

• Green. Very rare type of topaz, or rather, the rarest.

Accordingly, the price of it is quite comparable with the price of some emeralds. His beauty and rarity made him a stone that the rulers of all times did not disdain.

They were decorated with thrones of sultans and kings. Now he can be seen at social events and fashion shows.

Gold hanging earrings with green topaz will not leave indifferent people around and will fit even the most sophisticated dress.

Currently, there is a technology for producing green topazes using diffuse spraying.

It was the green topaz that was attributed to the property of making a person invisible and saving him from his pursuers. Like all other types of topaz, green has healing properties - the effect is pacifying the nervous system, creating a positive attitude.

• Pink. No less rare coloring of topaz. They are found in about 1% of all mined stones. The cost of pink or topaz reaches $ 500 per carat.

But their beauty is worth it.

There are different shades from pink, pink-orange to dark cherry, the most rare and expensive.

He is just as golden related to the imperial stones.

• Red topaz considered a love amulet. It allows you to find your love, kindle faded feelings, serve as a means of love.

Red topaz is considered to be healers of the spine and joints.

For women, it helps to preserve beauty and slow down aging.

A variety of topaz gives the chance of the choice and a frame. The question of choosing between a gold or silver frame depends primarily on the taste of the owner, the options for when and with what the jewelry will be worn.

The fashion for the use of this or that precious metal is changeable. But there are certain nuances of choice, regardless of fashion.

Silver, by virtue of its light color, allows you to combine decoration with any color solutions of the image.

Silver earrings with golden topaz can be a great addition to everyday office suits. Silver is unobtrusive and does not over-attract attention, but perfectly emphasizes the beauty of the stone.

Gold is more demanding on the clothes of the owner.

Gold earrings are more appropriate with elegant, feminine outfits. And if earrings with topazes are rare, expensive in a luxurious gold frame, then clothing should be no less luxurious.

For young girls, of course, more appropriate are gentle earrings with light-colored topaz, they will, in addition to matching the romantic image, become a talisman of their masters from false feelings and marriage of convenience.

Mature ladies should rather choose the solidity and solidity of gold. Moreover, now jewelers offer not one, but several color solutions of a gold frame. There are products of white, pink, red, green and black gold.

Currently, a lot of composite materials have been created for the frames, and earrings made of surgical steel, which looks great, but is hypoallergenic, are also well established on the jewelry market.

Topaz is diverse, we have considered only a small part. Therefore, it is necessary to choose topaz, focusing on their preferences. And there is also an opinion that topaz can choose its owner.If you come to the store to buy a product with topaz, then surely your stone will attract you.

When choosing, you must first try to choose natural topaz. There are no problems, if the chosen stone is rare, expensive and sold in company stores, such products always have a certificate indicating the origin of the stone, its quality and the degree of artificial processing.

If there is no such certificate, then it is possible to distinguish a fake by some signs. The simplest of them, accessible to everyone are:

• rub the stone on the wool fabric, if after such friction it begins to attract paper or hair, then this may well be a real topaz;

• if possible, hold the stone in your hands, the real topaz will remain cool;

• Topaz is a very hard stone, and therefore it can also help in determining its authenticity, it easily leaves scratches on quartz.

Those who like to be guided while choosing decorations for the signs of the Zodiac can take into account that topaz is suitable for almost all signs except Aquarius. With sufficient caution is to choose this stone Taurus. Topaz is most favorable for Gemini, Capricorns and Scorpios.

The choice of earrings can not do without taking into account their type of face. Owners of an oval face can safely choose any form of earrings. Chubby faces are well suited earrings with elongated pendants.

Thin faces will harmoniously look with earrings in the form of a drop, and round earrings will decorate a small face.

Traditionally it is believed that the color of the topaz is matched to the color of the clothes, so the blue topaz perfectly combines with light clothes of cold tones, but does not look with warm yellow-brown colors.

Golden and yellow topaz organically fit into the autumn colors, reviving her with his radiance and warmth.

A romantic date suit perfectly complements the earrings with pink, white or soft blue topaz.

Evening dresses for social events will be even more gorgeous if you add them with earrings with rich blue, ruby ​​or green topazes. In addition, often for such cases jewelers make jewelry with a combination of topaz with other precious stones, which adds beauty and uniqueness to such products.

That is, we can say that topaz can fit into any style - business, romantic, elegant, etc. But there is a small nuance. Do not wear earrings with topaz all the time. Stone may discolour from exposure to sunlight.

• Elegant gold earrings, where blue topaz is successfully complemented by a radiant scattering of diamonds.

• Silver earrings with blue topaz and cubic zirconias.

• Original gold earrings, made in the form of a track from topaz and cubic zirconia

• Gold earrings with deep red topaz

• Silver earrings of original design with yellow topaz

• Red silver earrings with topaz in the form of a drop.

• Silver earrings with brown rauchtopaz in the form of berries with leaves.

• Delicate silver earrings with a pink-purple topaz.

• Silver Earrings with Green Topaz

• Earrings in white and yellow gold with yellow topaz

• Long silver earrings with mystic topaz

• Silver earrings with London Blue topaz and cubic zirconias

• Gold plated stud earrings with white topaz inlay.

• Gold earrings with pink topaz and cubic zirconias