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Definition of Common topaz
1. Noun. A yellow quartz.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Common Topaz
Literary usage of Common topaz
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of Chemistry by Andrew Ure (1828)
"It is sometime called while copper. TOPAZ. According to Professor Jameson, this
mineral species contains three subspecies, common topaz, ..."
2. A Dictionary of Chemistry: In which the Principles of the Science are by Andrew Ure (1827)
"common topaz. Colour wine-yellow. In granular concretions, disseminated and
crystallized- Its primitive form is an oblique prism of 124» 22'. ..."
3. The Voyage of the Vega Round Asia and Europe: With a Historical Review of by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1885)
"common topaz is found in masses by the hundredweight in the neighbourhood of
Falun ; common emerald is found in thick crystals several feet in length in ..."
4. A Dictionary of Chemistry and Mineralogy: With Their Applications by Andrew Ure, William Nicholson (1831)
"It is sometimes called white copper. TOPAZ. According to Professor Jameson, this
mineral species contains three subspecies, common topaz, ..."
5. Manual of Mineralogy: Including Observations on Mines, Rocks, Reduction of by James Dwight Dana (1877)
"The common topaz is cut like figure 8 ; often also like figure 9, but much thicker,
and frequently having the table bordered by two or more rows of ..."
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