Reviewing the affordable yet spectacular properties of Topaz, it comes as no surprise that the multicolored, multicultural jewel is one the most successful semi-precious gem varieties in the global gem and jewelry industry of today.

Topaz has been mined since the early 1700’s, during which time hundreds of kilos of wine-yellow gems were sourced from the Erzgebirge Mountains, in the Saxony region of East Germany. This area was the main source of Topaz until the discovery of the Villa Rica deposits of Ouro Preto, in Brazil under the Portuguese colonialists early in the 17th Century.