Mystic topaz – natural but treated

The so-called mystic topaz is of the most fashionable minerals on the gemstone market in the last few years. It is a natural colorless (white) topaz with a thin layer of titanium coating on the pavilion for a unique rainbow color effect. Mystic topaz is an enhanced natural topaz with the physical properties of natural topaz, such as hardness, specific gravity, refractive indices, and so on. The quality of mystic topaz depends on the quality of the raw material. The treatment affects only the surface of the stone. It is not a permanent enhancement. This type of treatment is applied to other stones also, for example, mystic quartz.
Mystic topaz is known by the following names: mystic fire topaz, Alaska topaz, Alaskan ice, Caribbean topaz, rainbow topaz, Azotic topaz, Passion topaz, or Mercury mist topaz.