7 cts 12x10x8 mm Loose White Topaz for sale X559

Topaz (aluminum fluor-silicate)

Color: Blue, colorless, pink, orange, red, champagne, sherry-brown, brown and yellow.

Names/Colors:

Sky Blue - Light blue

Swiss Blue - Medium blue

London Blue - Dark blue, generally with steely undertone.

Imperial - Orange, pink and red.

Mohs hardness: 8

Refractive index: 1.61-1.638

Critical angle: 38°

Specific gravity: 3.53-3.56

Cleavage: Very perfect in one direction.

Fracture: Conchoidal, uneven.

Dispersion: Medium (.014)

Heat sensitivity: None

Pleochroism: Dichroic – Blue: weak (light-blue to pinkish or colorless); Brown: definite (stronger yellowish cast); Green: definite (Pale-green to paler or colorless); Pink: definite (pink to pale pink or colorless); Red: strong (deep red to pinkish red); Yellow: definite (lighter to deeper yellow).

Birefringence (double refraction): Weak (.008-.01)

Crystal structure: Orthorhombic

Treatments: Blues are irradiated and heated.

Cutting: Orient the stone 7 to 10 degrees away from the cleavage plane.

Polishing: Alumina on most common polishing laps or 50,000 diamond on tin/lead or ceramic lap.

Mystical Properties:
Topaz is said to enhance one's spiritual potential. Legend tells us that it is used to increase intelligence and creativity, impart wisdom which will in turn lead to wealth.  
The stone of "true love and success in all endeavors", it can be used to promote understanding, compassion, kindness and empathy.  It opens the hearts of those who have closed them while at the same time protecting the openhearted from too much pain.

Blue with it's cool, tranquil, soothing vibrations help balance the emotions, with creativity, self expression and psychic perception.
Clear topaz opens up communication with non human species.
Yellow/gold, ruled by the sun, bring abundance, encourages practicality as well as good planning.
Green assists in keeping one from adding to karma by heavy thoughts of revenge
Sherry colored is helpful to students and scholars encouraging them to seek and retain knowledge. It is stimulating on the higher mind, charging the aura with greater awareness.
Brown or red-brown topaz stimulates good taste and discrimination as well as assisting one cut through doubt, specifically self-doubt. This stone is good for those who are more inclined to not trust the universe at all than to trust it indiscriminately.
Pink encourages integrity, honesty and openness.
White/Clear stimulates the mind for better intellectual focus, much the same effect as the amber, but is not as powerful.

Healing Properties:
Topaz is a powerful stone in the way that quartz is. It is a balancing and calming stone that balances emotions, releases tension, balances emotions, and can bring joy. 
Topaz stimulates the metabolism and digestions, heightening the tastebuds! According to ancient traditions, it will stanches the flow of blood, and promote relaxation by easing tension.

Physically, topaz aids with gout, blood disorders, hemorrhages, poor appetite, tissue regeneration, tuberculosis, aging (reverses), endocrine system

Blue topaz specifically promotes artistic inspiration, strengthening the thyroid gland and enhancing the metabolism. It is known to commonly be used for weightloss.

Yellow topaz counteracts bad moods, and calms irritability caused by lack of sleep. This color also can detoxify the body to help with tissue regeneration.  Place on the bodies of those moving on to the next realm, to help with a peaceful transition.

Magical Properties:
Energy: Projective
Element: Sun
Deities: Ra
Powers: Protection, healing, weight loss, money, love  
Topaz is another stone used for protective purposes, it is considered specificially against envy, intrigue, disease, injury, suden death, sorcery and negative magic as well as lunacy.

This stone was told to be especially effecite when set in gold and bound to the lft arm.

Worn it releases depression, anger, fear, greed, frenzies and all disturbing emotions.

Placed in the home, it has a charm against fire and accidents.

When placed under a pillow or worn to sleep, it fends off nightmares and ends sleepwalking.

Zodiac:
Associations: Jupiter
Modern Birthstone for the Month of November in Yellow, and December in Blue. As well as an ancient birthstone for many cultures for the Month of November.

Stone of Sagittarius, to dream of topaz predicts protection and movement in your affairs.

Chakra Classification:
Gold topaz is effective on the 2nd, Sacral or Navel Chakra, while white topaz works on all the chakras, and blue on the t5th, Throat Chakra.