topaz
November's birth gem
Topaz is a hard, transparent gemstone, typically yellow or amber but occurring in other colors including blue, pink, and colorless.
It ranks 8 on the Mohs hardness scale, making it suitable for jewelry.
Topaz is the traditional birthstone for November: She wore her grandmother's topaz ring.
The word also names the yellowish-brown color of the classic stone.
Eleventh month
- zodiacCelestial belt of signs
- birthstoneMonth-linked lucky gem
- natalRelating to delivery
- horoscopeZodiac-based fortune telling
anniversary · gift · symbolic · traditional · modern · celebration · meaningful · personal
Ornamental cut mineral
- facetPlane on cut stone
- carat200 milligrams exactly
- lusterSoft reflected light
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
cut · polished · cabochon · pendant · necklace · earrings · bracelet · ring
Bright yellow, or precious
- yellowHue between green and orange
- bluePrimary color; also sad
- pinkPale red hue
- orangeCitrus with segments
imperial · sherry · champagne · colorless · sky-blue · mystic · irradiated · treated
Oxygen-bound crystal compound
- aluminumElement thirteen
- fluorinePale yellow halogen gas
- hydroxyl-OH functional group
- crystallineClear, ordered, brilliant
igneous · hydrothermal · prismatic · hardness · cleavage · streak · crystal · specimen
Highly esteemed, greatly valued
- expensiveCosting much money
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- rareSeldom found or seen
- imperialRelating to supreme rule
collectible · fine · premium · luxury · certified · appraised · heirloom · prized
November
Eleventh month
- zodiacCelestial belt of signs
- birthstoneMonth-linked lucky gem
- natalRelating to delivery
horoscope · anniversary · gift · symbolic · traditional · modern · celebration · meaningful · personal · commemorative
gemstone
Ornamental cut mineral
brilliant · cut · polished · cabochon · pendant · necklace · earrings · bracelet · ring · bezel
golden
Bright yellow, or precious
orange · imperial · sherry · champagne · colorless · sky-blue · mystic · irradiated · treated · heated
silicate
Oxygen-bound crystal compound
crystalline · igneous · hydrothermal · prismatic · hardness · cleavage · streak · crystal · specimen · deposit
precious
Highly esteemed, greatly valued
- expensiveCosting much money
- investmentDeploying capital for returns
- rareSeldom found or seen
imperial · collectible · fine · premium · luxury · certified · appraised · heirloom · prized · desirable
transparent
Allowing light through
- translucentPermitting diffused light passage
- crystalOrdered-atom solid
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
pristine · pure · flawless · vitreous · glassy · limpid · lucid · brilliant · unblemished
- mineralsquartz, marble, granite, limestone, sandstone
- gemsdiamond, ruby, emerald, sapphire, opal
- gemstonesdiamond, ruby, emerald, sapphire, pearl
- nesosilicatesolivine, garnet, zircon, kyanite, titanite
- jewelryearrings, bracelet, necklaces, necklace, rings
- rocks & mineralscrystal, quartz, amethyst, diamond, ruby
topazdiamond
Crystallized carbon gemstone
ruby · emerald · sapphire · alexandrite · glass
topazsapphire
Blue precious corundum
tanzanite · aquamarine · lapis lazuli · amethyst · turquoise
- blue topazPale sky-hued gemstone