Spanish topaz
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noun
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The "Spanish topaz" is sometimes the result of heating smoky quartz from Cordova province in Spain.
From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Wade, Frank Bertram
One name that is current for that purpose is "Spanish topaz," another is "Quartz-topaz."
From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Wade, Frank Bertram
Another material that gains a more valuable color by heat treatment is the smoky quartz of Spain, which, on being gently heated, yields the so-called Spanish topaz.
From A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public by Wade, Frank Bertram
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