Topaz is believed to accentuate the mind. This gemstone is usually brown but turns into a light blue in the heat. Not only does this stone have brown and blue for its color, but also has pink, yellow, red, and green. Topaz was originally used in Ancient Egypt. The popularity grew rapidly during the middle ages, when people believed topaz to have the power to strengthen the mind.

The name Topaz may have came from the ancient isle of "Topazios" in the Red Sea or from the word "fire." Topaz is often confused with the quartz citrine. Quartz and topaz are not related species. The most famous topaz is actually a colorless topaz that was originally thought to be a diamond. It is a 1680 carat stone "Braganza Diamond" set in the Portuguese crown jewels.

The world's largest suppler of topaz is Brazil. Russia and Pakistan are now charging to be the new suppliers for topaz. Topaz are also found in Africa, Australia, Brazil, China, Japan, Mexico, Myanmar, Nigeria, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Russia, and the United States. In the early 1998, a new type of enhanced topaz made its appearance with colors described as blue to greenish-blue or emerald green. For those who prefer faceted stones, the blue topaz has become a popular alternative in the recent years.

Topaz is a very hard gemstone but it can be split with a single blow, a trait it shares with diamonds. It has a hardness of 8 on the Moh's scale. Most topaz is commonly subjected to enhancement by heat and irradiation as a normal part of the fashioning process to improve its color. Topaz is stylish in a number of different ways. They are made into jewelry such as necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings, and pendants.