Smoky Topaz - Seeing through the smoke

by Jean Winston

Before he cut this gem jewel shining brown, became known as smoky topaz. When digging in the chemical composition of these rocks, they realized that not what it was like it really seemed to quartz. Topaz is a silicate of aluminum fluoride, if the crystal is silicon dioxide. However, the people were familiar with the name and for the convenience, it is still sometimes known as smoky topaz.

Quartz is available in different colors and there are two possible reasons for BrownNuances. The presence of aluminum particles in the minerals can contribute to color, but the radiation from the earth, may also be the cause. Could be a bit "of both. In the laboratory, the colorless quartz is sometimes irradiated to extract the brown color.

Where?
Quartz is everywhere. It is the most common mineral is still dust floating through the air. But the stones in a smoky topaz bracelet probably came from a mountainous region, RockyMountains of Colorado or the Swiss Alps.

A region known for its smoky topaz quartz and Scotland. Although no longer produce the Cairngorm Mountain mines, they are still be used for its historical value. Why? Why is the national gem of Scotland. He reached a place of honor as the end of the national scepter.

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