Topaz of any type is a good jewelry stone and it is historically one of the most important gemstones. With its relatively high refractive index and hardness of eight (Mohs scale), with no special sensitivity to chemicals, it can be used, with appropriate care (should be protected from hard knocks), in any jewelry application.

A new high tech enhancement process applied to colorless stones such as topaz and quartz has created a colorful new variety we call "Azotic Topaz,", named after the company that invented the patented process.

Azotic Topaz displays a stunning rainbow effect that makes it all at once unique, fashionable, fancy, trend setting, freaky, a symbol of youth, a rebellious mind, or simply the love to be different. The color, brilliance and clarity of the final product depend very much on the quality, cut and polish of the original gemstone. That’s why we use only the finest quality topaz for our Azotic topaz.

Topaz is the birthstone for those who are born in the month of November.

Azotic Topaz colors
Buying Azotic Topaz
Where is Azotic Topaz found?
Common Azotic Topaz treatments
World-famous Azotic Topaz
Azotic Topaz gemology
Azotic Topaz legends & lore

Azotic Topaz colors
Azotic topaz displays all the colors of the rainbow in one stone. The shades of color are displayed in amazing ornament-like designs, building a vibrant kaleidoscope of colors.

Buying Azotic Topaz
Topaz is a very hard gemstone, 8 on the Mohs scale, but it can be split with a single blow, a trait it shares with diamond. As a result it should be protected from hard knocks. Azotic topaz is an affordable stone for its carat weight and. It is available in large sizes for brooches and pendants.

Color
This designer gemstone is an affordable eye catching stunner of its own kind. Color preferences are meaningless since the full rainbow of colors is displayed.

Clarity
Transparent, eye clean topaz of the finest quality is our only choice for the raw stone that shall be enhanced into Azotic topaz.

Cut
Topaz is available in a wide range of sizes and shapes, including many fancy shapes.

Topaz location and deposits
Brazil (Minas Gerais) is the most important supplier for topaz. Other deposits are in Afghanistan, Australia, China, Japan, Madagascar, Mexico, Myanmar, Namibia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, United States and Zimbabwe.

Common Azotic Topaz treatments
Colorless topaz, our raw basic material, is always untreated. In order to convert eye clean colorless topaz of fine quality into Azotic topaz some high tech procedures are necessary that are patented by AzoticTM. As much as we can disclose, the cut and polished topaz is coated with an extreme thin titanic film that functions as a coloring agent. Very little heat is involved in the process that improves the optical properties and With care, the enhancement will last the life of the jewelry setting.

World-famous Azotic Topaz
It would be too much to ask for world-famous Azotic topaz. The youngest offspring of the high technology enhancement labs aims for fun and fashion, not fame.

Topaz, on other hand, has gained some well-deserved fame. Perhaps the most famous topaz is a giant specimen set in the Portuguese Crown, the "Braganza," which was first thought to be a diamond. There is also a beautiful topaz set in the Green Vault in Dresden, one of the world's most important gem collections.

Topaz can be found in astonishing large sizes. In 1964 blue topazes were found in the Ukraine, each weighing about 100 kg. The Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C. displays cut topaz of several thousand carats each. A faceted topaz weighing 22,892.50 carats makes it the largest cut yellow topaz in the world.

Topaz gemology
Species: Topaz
Color: Colorless
Chemical composition: Al2SiO4(F2OH)2 fluor containing aluminum silicate
Crystal system: Orthorhombic, prisms with multi-faceted ends, often eight-sided in cross-sections along length
Hardness: 8 (Mohs scale)
Specific gravity: 3.49 – 3.57
Refractive index: 1.609 – 1.643
Birefringence: +0.008 to + 0.016
Color of streak: White
Absorption spectrum: Pink: 682
Fluorescence: Pink: weak; red-brown: weak; yellow brown: weak

The Azotic Topaz zodiac, myth & legend
Azotic topaz is a high tech achievement that successfully conquered nature and succeeded. Future generations will decide, whether that's legendary material in itself or not But since it's topaz by nature, all the myth of the family applies as well.

The Egyptians believed that topaz was colored with the golden glow of the mighty Sun God Ra. This made topaz a very powerful amulet that protected the faithful against harm. The Romans associated topaz with Jupiter, their God of the Sun.

In ancient times it was believed that topaz helps to improve eyesight. The Greeks trusted topaz's supernatural power to increase strength and make its wearer invisible in times of emergency. Topaz was also said to change color in the presence of poisoned food or drink. Its mystical curative powers changed with the phases of the moon. It was said to cure insomnia, asthma, and hemorrhages.

Topaz is the birthstone for those who are born in the month of November.