Do you have someone in your life with a November birthday? If so, their traditional November birthstone is the Yellow Topaz. (December claims the blue topaz)The name topaz comes from the Greek topazos, meaning "a precious stone". If you are planning to gift them with a topaz, perhaps you would be interested in the gemstone meaning.
Believed in folklore to calm a bad temper and give strength, topaz was also ground into a powder form and used as a cure for asthma and insomnia. Topaz is said to give mental clarity, focus, perception, ability to grasp high-level concepts, confidence, personal power, and stamina.
It is also recommended for nervous system stress and stomach anxiety.
The Greeks believed it had power to increase strength and to make it's wearer invisible while the Romans believed it had power to improve eyesight. The Egyptians wore it as an amulet to protect them from injury.
Colors of Topaz range from white, colorless, yellow, brownish-yellow, pink, blue-ish, greenish and orange.
