Swiss-Blue Topaz Round Faceted Gemstone, AA-Grade, choose your size

This round AA-grade Swiss-blue topaz features an even blue color and excellent color saturation. Use it to create simple earrings or a delicate pendant, pair it with complementary-color gemstones to create matched sets, or create more complex, multi-gemstone necklace designs. One of the most popular topaz gemstones, Swiss-blue topaz is an electric, vivid blue said to rival the incredible hues of the sea. The gemstone is naturally flawless in most cases. Topaz is one of the birthstones for November.

A hard, usually transparent aluminum silicate gem material, faceted topaz has a brilliance that rivals more expensive gemstones, making it an economical alternative to more costly gems. An "8" on the Mohs scale, topaz is tough and durable, ideal for all types of jewelry. Topaz forms in an orthorhombic structure with crystals that are usually prismatic. Pure topaz is colorless; impurities give the gemstone color. Gemstones can appear in a range of colors, with natural pink being the rarest. Most topaz colors are heat-treated or irradiated to enhance their color. In folklore, this gemstone is believed to dispel sadness and fear, to ward off poisons, and to reverse infertility.

Round-cut gemstones are highly popular and the most commonly available. Rio round gemstones are calibrated for size and hand-inspected to ensure maximum attractiveness.

Specifications & Features
Attributes
Gemstone Type: Topaz
Stone Shape: Round
Stone Size: 3mm
Stone Type: Natural
Color: Swiss-Blue
Birthstone: November
enhancement: Heat-treated (H), Irradiated (R)
Grade: AA
Mohs Hardness: 8
Clarity: Eye-clean
Refractive Index: 1.609–1.637
Specific Gravity: 3.53–3.56
Brand: AGTA
Mineral Source: BRAZIL