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Topaz is a silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine with the chemical formula AlTemplate:SubSiOTemplate:Sub(F,OH)Template:Sub. It is used as a gemstone in jewelry and other adornments. Common topaz in its natural state is colorless, though trace element impurities can make it pale blue or golden brown to yellow orange. Topaz is often treated with heat or radiation to make it a deep blue, reddish-orange, pale green, pink, or purple.

Although it is often associated with golden yellow and blue, it comes in a variety of colors, including colorless. The rarest are natural pinks, reds, and delicate golden oranges, sometimes with pink hues.

See also

• Agate
• Beryl
• Opal

Topaz is a mineral or gemstone.

Topaz or TOPAZ may also refer to:

Arts

Fictional characters and places

• Topaz (Marvel Comics), a comic book sorceress
• Agent Topaz, a character from the anime Sonic X
• Topaz Trollhopper, a character from the animated series Trollz
• Sir Thopas, a character described in "Sir Thopas", one of The Canterbury Tales
• Topaz Mortmain, a character from Dodie Smith's novel I Capture the Castle and its subsequent film adaptation
• Topaz, a character in Steven Universe

Film and television

• Topaz (1945 film), an amateur film documenting the World War II Japanese-American internment camp Topaz
• Topaz (1969 film), a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, based on the novel by Leon Uris
• Topaz (1991 film), a Japanese film
• Topacio, (Spanish for Topaz), a 1984 Venezuelan telenovela

Literature

• Topaz (novel), a 1967 novel by Leon Uris

Music

• Topaz (The Rippingtons album), 1999
• Topaz (Erik Friedlander album), 1999
• Topaz (Israel Nash album), 2021
• Topaz, a band consisting of Billy Cross, Rob Stoner and Jasper Hutchison
• "Topaz", an instrumental song by Journey from their self-titled debut album Journey
• "Topaz", a song by the B-52s from their album Cosmic Thing
• "Topaz", a 2015 single by Jupiter

Biology

• Topaz (apple), a variety of apple
• Topaz (hummingbird), two species of hummingbirds in the genus Topaza
• Ruby topaz (Chrysolampis mosquitus), a species of hummingbird
• Topaz, a protein crystallography-related product of the company Fluidigm

Organizations

• Topaz (bookmaker), a bookmaker of Azerbaijan
• Topaz Energy, often referred to as Topaz, a defunct petroleum retail chain in Ireland, purchased by Circle K
• TOPAZ (think thank), Czech think-tank

Computer related

• Topaz, the Ruby (programming language) implementation
• Topaz, the proprietary file format developed for the Amazon Kindle e-reader
• Topaz, the codename for HTC Touch Diamond2, a smartphone by HTC
• Project ToPaZ, an early codename for the GNOME 3 environment

People

• Dudu Topaz (1946–2009), Israeli TV personality and actor
• Topaz, a cryptonym for Rainer Rupp (b. 1945), spy for East Germany who worked at NATO headquarters in Brussels
• William Topaz McGonagall (1825-1902), a Scottish poet.
• Topaz Winters (b. 1999) Pen name of poet Priyanka Aiyer

Places

Australia

• Topaz, Queensland, a locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia

United States

• Topaz, California
• Topaz, Missouri
• Topaz Hotel, Washington, D.C.
• Topaz War Relocation Center, west of Delta, Utah

Vehicles

• Ekolot KR-030 Topaz, a Polish ultralight aircraft
• Mercury Topaz, a car made by Ford Motor Company from 1984–1994
• Topaze (rocket), a French rocket system of the 1960s
• Topper Topaz, a sailing dinghy which can be rigged with 1, 2 or 3 sails
• The Future Imagery Architecture radar imaging satellites

Vessels

• Topaz (ship), the sailing ship captained by Mayhew Folger that rediscovered Pitcairn Island
• Topaz (yacht), luxury motor yacht constructed by Lürssen in 2012

Other uses

• TOPAZ nuclear reactor, a series of lightweight nuclear reactors flown in space by the Soviet Union and the Russian Federation
• An apprentice in a lascar ship's crew
• Topasses, a group of people of Portuguese descent in East Timor.

See also

• Topaze (disambiguation)