How to Sell Topaz

Topaz, the birthstone for November comes in a wide range of colors but yellow is the most popular of the lot. Although no one knows exactly how or when topaz was discovered it is well known for its health giving properties and for the prevention of sudden death. The Egyptians believed that yellow of the topaz was the golden light of the sun god Ra.

Topaz is said to form in freezing granite and normally found in the shape of crystals in isolated pockets in cavities of lava inside huge rocks. Unlike most other minerals and gem stones the topaz is resistant to abrasion in streams and therefore can be readily found in the sediments taken from rocks through mining. The almost colorless topaz we usually see is called the white topaz while the blue and green are also found in plenty. The stone that is popularly used for the making of jewelry is mostly yellow and sometimes pink or brown. Although the blue topaz is very popular, that particular blue you find in the settings of jewelry are rarely natural. Irradiation treatment is normally carried out on colorless topaz to turn it into blue and intensify the color in order to make it easy to sell. While these treated stones cannot be called synthetic, unfortunately there is no way to find out which is genuine and which has been treated.

When it comes to a question of selling topaz, it has to be treated in one way or other to enhance its color. Since the natural colors of the topaz is not found to be vivid or exciting, makers of jewelry will only use those that have a bright an enhanced look. This is one of the reasons why heat treatment is used to turn a brown or yellow shade of topaz into a pink stone which is thought to be more popular and valuable. Topaz being a very hardy stone, the heat apparently does not damage it in any way.

The genuine topaz in colors of pink, violet and apricot are quite expensive because of the intensity of their color while the treated stone is less expensive and has a wide range of qualities and prices. Traders in gems create various gimmicks when selling topaz and coin names such as "coated topaz" and "mystic topaz" when in fact there are no gems as such but only stones diffused and treated in order to make selling topaz easy. Therefore be careful and ask questions before you decide to buy any topaz jewelry.

One of the easiest ways of selling topaz is by making rings out of the gemstones because rings are always a popular item of jewelry for both men and women. Although the topaz on its own has certain powers, when they are combined with amethyst and made into jewelry, it is supposed to bring out the spiritual energies. It is also said when you wear topaz you have a sound sleep with pleasant dreams and it also wards of evil spirits. Explaining all these curative properties to an interested buyer is another easy way of selling topaz because apart from the beauty of the stone, see how many benefits you can get from wearing topaz?

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