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  Topaz - LoveToKnow 1911
It is believed that the topaz of modern mineralogists was unknown to the ancients, and that the stone described under the name of ToWcos, in allusion to its occurrence on an island in the Red Sea known as T01r4cos vij ros, was the mineral which is now termed chrysolite or peridot.
Topaz usually occurs in granitic and gneissose rocks, often in greisen, and is commonly associated with cassiterite, tourmaline and beryl.
Topaz occurs in the tin-drifts of New South Wales, especially in the New England district; it has been discovered in the Coolgardie goldfield, West Australia; and it is found also in the tinfields of Tasmania and on Flinders Island in Bass's Strait.
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 Blue Topaz
Pure topaz istransparent but is usually tinted by impurities; typical topaz is wine or straw- yellow.They may also be white, gray, green, blue, or reddish -yellow and transparent or translucent.
Topaz is found associated with the more acid rocks of the granite and rhyolite type and may be found with fluorite and cassiterite.
The name "topaz" is derived from the Greek "to seek," which was thename of an island in the Red Sea that wasdifficult to find and from which a yellow stone (now believed to be a yellowish olivine) was mined in ancient times.
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  Topaz - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Topaz has a hardness of 8, a specific gravity of 3.4-3.6, and a vitreous lustre.
Topaz is found associated with the more acid rocks of the granite and rhyolite type and may be found with fluorite and cassiterite.
The name "topaz" is derived from the Greek topazos, "to seek," which was the name of an island in the Red Sea that was difficult to find and from which a yellow stone (now believed to be a yellowish olivine) was mined in ancient times.
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 Topaz Information Center - blue topaz
Mystic Topaz™ is manufactured by Azotic Coating Technology, Inc., a laboratory that deposits a thin layer of titanium oxide (via physical vapor deposition) on natural topaz which results in optical interference patterns that showcase a rainbow of colors.
Topaz is found associated with the more alexandrite or mystic topaz rings acid texas blue topaz rocks of topaz boats the granite and rhyolite gem topaz journey to topaz chapter 7 and 8 land and homes for sale in lake topaz nevada type and may twilight topaz be found mystic topaz with fluorite and cassiterite.
Topaz is mystic topaz bracelet also the birthstone diamond and smoky untreated blue topaz topaz caribbean topaz pendant of mystic fire topaz ring November.
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 Topaz (disambiguation) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Topaz was a film by (English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980)) Alfred Hitchcock.
Topaz is also the name of a 1991 (A native or inhabitant of Japan) Japanese film.
Topaz is the title of a 1967 novel by (additional info and facts about Leon Uris) Leon Uris, see Topaz (novel).
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Topaz
Topaz is commonly associated with silicic igneous rocks of the granite and rhyolite type.
The name "topaz" is derived from the Greek topazos, "to seek," which was the name of an island in the Red Sea that was difficult to find and from which a yellow stone (now believed to be a yellowish olivine) was mined in ancient times.
According to Rebbenu Bachya, the word "Leshem" in the verse Exodus 28:19 means "Topaz" and was the stone on the Ephod representing the tribe of Dan.
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 Topaz -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Topaz has a (The property of being rigid and resistant to pressure; not easily scratched; measured on Mohs scale) hardness of 8, a (The density of a substance relative to the density of water) specific gravity of 3.4-3.6, and a vitreous lustre.
Pure topaz is transparent but is usually tinted by impurities; typical topaz is wine or straw- (The quality or state of the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons) yellow.
Topaz is also the (additional info and facts about birthstone) birthstone of November.
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 rainbow topaz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
2) "Topaz" -- as pertaining to rainbow topaz
1 a : a mineral that is essentially a silicate of aluminum and usually occurs in orthorhombic translucent or transparent crystals or in white translucent mlawyeres b : a usually yellow to brownish-yellow transparent mineral topaz used as a gem c : a yellow sapphire d : a yellow quartz
Topaz is found lawyerociated with the more acid rocks of the granite and rhyolite type and may be found with fluorite and clawyeriterite.
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 topaz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The mineral topaz is a silicate of aluminium and fluorine with the chemical formula (AlF) 2 SiO 4.
It is orthorhombic and its crystals are mostly prismatic terminated by pyramidal and other faces, the basal pinacoid often being present.
The name "topaz" is derived from the Greek "to seek," which was the name of an island in the Red Sea that was difficult to find and from which a yellow stone (now believed to be a yellowish olivine) was mined in ancient times.
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 muscovite - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
It can be colorless or tinted through grays, browns, greens, yellows, or rarely violet or red, and can be transparent or translucent.
Muscovite is the most common mica, found in granites, pegmatites, gneisses and schists, and as a contact metamorphic rock or as a secondary mineral resulting from the alteration of topaz, feldspar, kyanite, etc. In pegmatites, it is often found in immense sheets that are commercially valuable.
Muscovite is in demand for the manufacture of fireproofing and insulating materials and to some extent as a lubricant.
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 Topaz Hotel
The Topaze built by the manufacturer SEREB was the first guidable French elevator research rocket.
Both models were introduced in 1983 for the 1984 model year; the midsize Topaz and Tempo were early examples of the design philosophy that would bring about the revolutionary 1986 Ford Taurus.
William Topaz McGonagall (1825–September 29, 1902) was a weaver, actor, and poet.
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 Topaz Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The mineral '''topaz''' is a silicate of aluminium and fluorine with the chemical formula (
Topaz has a Mohs scale of mineral hardnesshardness of 8, a specific gravity of 3.4-3.6, and a vitreous lustre.
The name "topaz" is derived from the Greek languageGreek ''topazos'', "to seek," which was the name of an island in the Red Sea that was difficult to find and from which a yellow stone (now believed to be a yellowish olivine) was mined in ancient times.
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 Read about Topaz at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Topaz and learn about Topaz here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Topaz is found associated with the more acid rocks of the granite and
The name "topaz" is derived from the Greek topazos, "to seek," which was the name of an island in the
Red Sea that was difficult to find and from which a yellow stone (now believed to be a yellowish
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 Birthday at AllExperts
A birthday is the date on which a person is born, marking the day a life outside the womb begins.
In the first row there was a ruby, a topaz and a beryl; :11 in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire and an emerald; :12 in the third row a jacinth, an agate and an amethyst; :13 in the fourth row a chrysolite, an onyx and a jasper.
The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;:20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
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 Topaz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Topaz and the amazing technicolor dream coating: is coated topaz natural?
that this is largely a matter of choice on Hitchcock's part; Topaz is not, as were those films, primarily a study of an individual...
Topaz is one of the more populat colored gemstones...
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 topaz - OneLook Dictionary Search
TOPAZ : Glossary of Biblical English of the Authorised Version of the HOLY BIBLE [home, info]
Phrases that include topaz: smoky topaz, colorado topaz, spanish topaz, topaz lake, topaz quartz, more...
Words similar to topaz: tan, common topaz, false topaz, gem, more...
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 Topaz - ::.. TOPAZ ..::
Topaz is the Texas state gemstone as well as the birthstone for the month of November.
Topaz is a gemstone of all colors, and its most valuable color is a Brazilian Sapphire - False name given to blue topaz (as well as blue tourmaline)
Topaz is the hardest silicate mineral and one of the hardest minerals in nature.
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 Articles - Gemstone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Most blue topaz, both the lighter and the darker blue shades such as "London" blue, has been irradiated to change the color from white to blue.
For instance, topaz is sometimes treated with a layer of titanium dioxide that changes the color to golden with some iridescence.
Factors influencing the esteem in which gems are held are attractiveness, durability, rarity, fashion, light reflection and size, but historical rarity can also play a role, as can the matter of whether there are other kinds of gems offering the same or nearly the same colors.
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 topaz | | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
Topaz is a mineral, a nesosilicate of aluminium and fluorine with the chemical formula Al2SiO4(F,OH)2.
Topaz ist eine noch relativ neue Apfelsorte, die 1984 in Tschechien gezüchtet wurde.
La topaze est un cristal de fluorosilicate d'aluminium (minéral).
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 The Birthday Page - with info on - birthday invatation templates
A birthday is the date on which a person is born, marking the day a brithday life outside the womb begins.
20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolyte; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.
There is birthday cake ideas an astrological version of the birthstones using the twelve zodiac signs instead of the twelve calendar months.
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 Topaz - An Award-Winning 1992 Mercury Topaz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Finance, payroll and HR software solutions: Topaz UK As a key player in the UK financial systems market Topaz work with companies that range from medium to large UK corporate organisations.
NEWS: TOPAZ will be touring the West Coast of the USA in March of 2005.
The TOPAZ System is setting new standards for efficiency in protein crystallization, from screening for initial conditions to scale up to
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 Topaz - Tech PR Gems   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Best Western Topaz Lake Inn features modern accommodations and a spectacular view of Topaz Lake and the surrounding mountains, from every room.
Topaz is transparent and translucent, with a vitreous luster, and high specific When topaz is gently heated or rubbed, it becomes electrically charged.
Topaz Gem The Topaz became the State Gem in 1969 (Utah Code).
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 Topaz - Topaz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Topaz Hotel, Washington DC: Visit TripAdvisor, your source for the web's best unbiased reviews, travel articles and guidebook listings about Topaz Hotel.
Topaz mineral specimens and crystals at mineralminers.com: your on-line link direct to the mines and lapidary shops for a large selection of natural color
Topaz pictures, products, care, facts, lore, where topaz is found, and topaz-related books.
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 Topaz Did You Mean topaz?
This article is about the mineral or gemstone, for other uses see: Topaz (other meanings).
They may also be white, gray, green, blue, or reddishellow and transparent or translucent.
is manufactured by Azotic Coating Technology, Inc., a laboratory that deposits a thin layer of titanium oxide (via physical vapor deposition) on natural topaz which results in optical interference patterns that showcase a rainbow of colors.
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 Topaz - Unipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Ford Tempo and Topaz, 1984-94 (Chilton's Total Car Care Repair Manual)
Journey to Topaz: A Story of the Japanese-American Evacuation
Topaz Moon: Chiura Obata's Art of the Internment
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 BT Research - Pitcairn Islands   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Pitcairn Islands (Pitkern : Pitkern Ailen), officially named the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands, are a group of four islands in the southern Pacific Ocean.
The Pitcairners also converted to Christianity; however they would later convert from their existing form of Christianity to Adventism after a successful Adventist mission in the 1890s.
When the American sailing ship Topaz found Pitcairn again, John Adams was granted amnesty for his mutiny.
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 gemstones
Gemstone production in the United States - by Geology.com Gemstones have been produced in what is now the United States for thousands of years.
For other uses of the word see gemstone (disambiguation).
A gemstone is a mineral, rock (such in the case of lapis lazuli), or petrified
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 Topaz - Topper sailboats   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Pliny (the Roman author) describes topaz as a bright golden transparent stone.
Topaz (1969 movie) Topaz DVD cover Topaz, director Alfred Hitchcock 's 51st movie, filmed between 1968 and 1969, was adapted from a book by Leon.
The Topaz UNO is a simple and deeply rewarding single sailed fun-boat with Simplicity is key with the Topaz UNO.
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 Gems & Gemstones Directory – Gem Information, Gem Stone Data, Links, Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
A gemstone is a mineral, rock (such in the case of lapis lazuli), or petrified material that when cut or faceted and polished is collectible or can be used in jewelry.
When heated, yellow and white topaz turn differing shades of pink or green.
Most blue topaz, especially the darker blues such as "London" blue, has been irradiated to change the color from white to blue.
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 Topaz - guideofcasinos.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
We offer a wide selection of blue topaz rings, earrings and pendants in 14K gold.
Includes pearl, tanzanite, ruby, sapphire, emerald, topaz, and diamond bracelets, necklaces, earrings, pendents, and rings.
The ORIGINAL(1966) BIRTHSTONE FAMILY TREE is a bronze engraving of your family's heritage with birthstones set beside the names and birthdates.
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