November’s Birthstone is Topaz!

The November birthstone is topaz. Topaz is a unique gemstone which comes in a huge variety of colors such as orange-yellow, colorless, light blue, pink, brown and green.
Topaz has a hardness of 8 on the Mohs Hardness Scale and a glassy luster. Igneous rocks are the most common type in which to find topaz gemstones. Topaz is used for jewelry in its variety of colors.
Filed under: Geology / Earth Science, Minerals, Rocks on November 13th, 2009












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