Topaz is formed from gas and volatiles trapped in freezing granite.

When found topaz crystals are isolated in pockets and are often very large.

The blue topaz is naturally occurring but the rarest of all of the topaz colors.

Topaz has been found in many different mines all around the world. There are mines in Utah and Texas in the United States. It has also been found in the Ural Mountains in Russia, as well as Brazil, Nigeria, Sri Lanka, and China.

Ancient cultures believed that topaz had many healing and magical powers. Some believe that topaz will help you to be clear sighted. It does this by dispelling all enchantment and therefore improving eyesight.

The ancient Greeks believed that topaz had the power to
increase strength and make its wearer invisible in times of emergency.