The American Golden Topaz

A faceted topaz weighing 22,892.50 carats, making it the largest cut yellow topaz in the world, as well as one of the largest faceted gems in the world, period. On the left side in the above photo is the Lindsay Uncut Topaz, weighing 70 lbs, and the one on the right is the Freeman Uncut Topaz, weighng 111 lbs. All three stones are part of the Smithsonian Museum's collection.










A photo of the American Golden Topaz in its display
case. The sphere right along side it is the Golden
Topaz Sphere, which weighs 12,555 carats.











The stone being held for this photo, to show scale.