Truthful Topaz

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Truthful Topaz
Divya S.
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COLOR
It is yellow and golden and shiny and sparkly.
It also comes in red, orange, peach, pink, brown,
and clear.
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MOHS SCALE of HARDNESS
The hardness of topaz is 8 on the Mohs scale of
hardness. Even though Topaz is 8 on the Moh scale
of hardness it breaks with a single drop.
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MINING LOCATIONS
Topaz can be found and mined in Brazil, Sri
Lanka, Pakistan, and Russia.
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MYTHS
The Greeks believe that it had power to increase
strength and to make its wearer invisible. Romans
believed that it had power to improve
eyesight. The Egyptians wore it as an amulet to
protect from injury.
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INTERESTING FACTS

• The name Topaz means fire in Sanskirt.
• Even though Topaz is 8 on the Mohs scale of
  hardness it could break with a single drops.
• Topaz produces some of the largest crystals.
• They can be 3 feet long and weigh up to several
  hundred pounds.
• The largest topaz stone was 600 lbs.
• The largest cut Topaz was 21,327 carats.