Aquamarine vs. Topaz

The bluish-green colour of the sea.

A bluish-green variety of beryl.

Of a bluish-green colour.

A transparent, pale green variety of beryl, used as a gem. See Beryl.

a transparent variety of beryl that is blue green in color

a shade of blue tinged with green

A silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine, usually tinted by impurities.

An often clear, yellowish-brown gemstone cut from this.

A yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.

A black Catholic soldier in the British Army.

Of a yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.

A mineral occurring in rhombic prisms, generally yellowish and pellucid, also colorless, and of greenesh, bluish, or brownish shades. It sometimes occurs massive and opaque. It is a fluosilicate of alumina, and is used as a gem.

Either one of two species of large, brilliantly colored humming birds of the genus Topaza (Topaza pella or Topaza pyra), of South America and the West Indies.

a yellow quartz

a mineral (fluosilicate of aluminum) that occurs in crystals of various colors and is used as a gemstone

a light brown

a precious stone, typically colourless, yellow, or pale blue, consisting of an aluminium silicate that contains fluorine.

a dark yellow colour

Example: ‘bright topaz eyes’;

a large tropical American hummingbird with a yellowish throat and a long tail.

Topaz ( TOH-paz) is a silicate mineral of aluminium and fluorine with the chemical formula Al2SiO4(F, OH)2. It is used as a gemstone in jewelry and other adornments.