Topaz vs Pycnite - What's the difference?
topaz | pycnite |
A clear, yellowish-brown gemstone.
*{{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
, author=Lee A. Groat
, title=Gemstones
, volume=100, issue=2, page=128
, magazine=(American Scientist)
A yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.
(historical, British India) A black Catholic soldier in the British Army.
Of a yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.
As nouns the difference between topaz and pycnite
is that topaz is a clear, yellowish-brown gemstone while pycnite is a massive subcolumnar variety of topaz.As an adjective topaz
is of a yellowish-brown color, like that of the gemstone.topaz
English
(wikipedia topaz)Noun
(en-noun)citation, passage=Although there are dozens of different types of gems, among the best known and most important are diamond, ruby and sapphire, emerald and other gem forms of the mineral beryl, chrysoberyl, tanzanite, tsavorite, topaz and jade.}}
