[Jewelry making - Article 00206] - Re: [Orchid] Red topaz?

[The Doctor]

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>         I just finished a pin in which I used a stone that I now find
>     myself wondering about. It was sold to me as a red topaz. Does
>     topaz actually come in red? It was not at all expensive, but is
>     quite pretty. I just don't want to mislead anybody when I go to
>     sell it. 

    Topaz does occur in red, but it is usually quite expensive. Either
    you got a good deal on it, or it's something else. I'm tempted to
    believe that the lemon "topaz" that was mentioned in another thread
    was actually citrine (which may have previously been amethyst, but
    heated to yellow). Gemological testing will tell you. 

James in SoFl 


 
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