黄水晶

世界上大多数的黄水晶是白色或蓝色的。

Most of the world 's topaz is white or blue .

黄水晶之价值很大程度上取决于其品质，但颜色也很重要。

The value of a topaz is largely determined by its quality .

黄水晶黄水晶是一种坚硬、透明的矿物质。

Topaz Topaz is a hard , transparent mineral .

黄水晶和黄玉诞生石戒指来在不同的形状和大小。

Citrine and topaz birthstone rings come in a variety of shapes and sizes .

黄水晶色略泛浅绿。

Crystal yellow and green colour .

另一个有趣的事实，黄水晶和紫水晶也的确可以找到在同一个石头。

Another interesting fact , citrine and amethyst can actually be found in the same stone .

黄水晶宝石价值不菲。石英光亮度远小于黄水晶，矿藏储量也远较黄水晶丰富。

Gem topaz is valuable . The quartz is much less brilliant and more plentiful than true topaz .

比方说，他问我最喜欢的珠宝的那次，我红着脸不假思索地说出了黄水晶。

such as the time he asked my favorite gemstone , and I blurted out topaz before thinking .

举例来说，蓝色的黄水晶常需放射处理以加深和改善其颜色。

But color is also important : blue topaz , for instance , is often irradiated to deepen and improve its color .

这两个国家的人对宝石的喜好都有着悠久的历史，有些宝石还被看做是好运的象征（例如印度教里的黄水晶）。

Both countries have a long-standing passion for coloured stones , some of which are seen as bringing good luck ( yellow sapphires in Hinduism , for instance ) .

肖尔相信，未加工的蓝宝石和祖母绿的销售将在2014年继续保持强劲，坦桑石、黄宝石、尖晶石和黄水晶的需求也是如此。

Mr Shor believes that sales of untreated sapphires and emeralds will continue to shine in 2014 , as will appetite for tanzanite , topaz , spinels and citrines .

由于这个原因，黄水晶的价值不像钻石和许多其它宝石那样主要依赖于其大小，重量翻一番价值即上升约四倍。黄水晶的价值很大程度上取决于其品质，但颜色也很重要。

For this reason , the value of topaz does not depend so much on its size as it does with diamonds and many other precious stones , where the value increases about four times with each doubling of weight.The value of a topaz is largely determined by its quality.But color is also important : blue topaz , for instance ,