About Gems: Topaz

Topaz is a powerful stone, known as a balancing and calming stone, much in the way quartz is. It is said to balance emotions, release tensions, and bring joy. Topaz is said to be a bringer of success and good fortune. It is known as a stone that brings creativity, individuality, true love and hope. Spiritually it is said to enhance feelings of love and peace. In healing it is used in the aid of gout, blood disorders, hemorrhages, poor appetite, tissue regeneration, tuberculosis, slowing and reversing of the signs of aging and issues of the endocrine system.
Topaz is one of the birthstones for November and December
The name topaz comes from the Sanskrit and means fire.
The most famous topaz is a 1680 carat, colorless stone that was originally thought to be a diamond. Known as the Bragaza Diamond, it is set in the Portuguese Crown Jewels.
The Greeks believed that Topaz could make them invisible to their enemies. The Romans thought it could improve eyesight. The Egyptians wore topaz as amulets to protect themselves from injury.
During the Middle Ages topaz was thought to heal and prevent mental disorders, physical and psychic injury and death.