http://www.minimegeology.com/blog Rocks for Kids, Teachers, Parents and Homeschoolers Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:00:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/2008/11/18/novembers-birthstone-topaz/ http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/2008/11/18/novembers-birthstone-topaz/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:44:43 +0000 tracyb http://www.minimegeology.com/blog/?p=23 The November birthstone is topaz.  Topaz is a unique gemstone which comes in a huge varitey of colors such as orange-yellow, colorless, light blue, pink, brown and green.  Topaz has a hrdness of 8 on the Mohs Hardness Scale and a glassy luster.  Igeous rocks are the most common type in which to find topaz gemstones.  Topaz is used for jewelry in its variety of colors.

 

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