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Though most people think of topaz as a golden yellow gemstone, topaz occurs in a number of colors, including red, brown, green, pink and shades of blue. Its blue color is often intensified by irradiation. The name "topaz" comes from the Greek word meaning "to shine," and to ancient Egyptians, its golden color symbolized their sun god Ra.
Smoky quartz is a popular variety of quartz. It has an unusual color for a gemstone and is easily recognized and is well known by the general public. The color of smoky quartz is variable from brown to black and sometimes smoky gray colored specimens are included as smoky quartz. The cause of the color of smoky quartz is in question but it is almost certainly related to the amount of exposure to radiation that the stone has undergone. Natural smoky quartz often occurs in granitic rocks which have a small but persistent amount of radioactivity.
Natural smoky quartz comes from many sources around the world. A few of the more noteworthy locations include Brazil, the worlds largest supplier, Pikes Peak area of Colorado, USA, and the Swiss Alps.
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