Many people get confused with their ring formed with a blue centred stone, they do not know whether is it an aquamarine or a blue topaz? Many times, it does not easy to find the difference among both of them. Topaz and Aquamarine both are two different types of gemstones, but hues present on them can overlap which make people confused with these gemstones.

Khanna gems one of the best gemstone dealer in delhi will let you know about difference between aquamarine and blue topaz

Given below are some of the ways for finding out the difference between Aquamarine and Blue Topaz:

1. Aquamarine gemstone is the variety of Beryl family which is found in blue to blue-green colour. On the other hand, Topaz is a different mineral. Topaz belongs to the orthorhombic crystal whereas Beryl belongs to the hexagonal crystal family.

2. The colour of Aquamarine is light blue to blue-green whereas topaz comes in all colours like sky blue, orange, light or deep blue, pink, green, blue-green, white, light violet and transparent.

3. Aquamarine feels much lighter than a Topaz feels of equal size.

4. Colour of aquamarine gemstone fades in sunlight and returns to its original shade at a cooler place. On the other hand, the topaz colour does not fade. Aquamarine gemstone is found in blue shades whereas topaz stone can be found in many different colours.

5. Refraction is another way of telling the difference between Aquamarine and Blue Topaz. Topaz is more refractive than Aquamarine and show strong double refraction lines. In simple words, it can be said that Blue Topaz is doubly refractive and shows stronger refraction lines as compared with Aquamarine.

6. The jewellery of Blue topaz is always a cost-effective and stunning option for the blue gemstone lovers in comparison to aquamarine. This is the reason why blue topaz is more common whereas Aquamarine stone is considered as a rare gemstone in nature. Hence aquamarine is a little expensive.