The cut on this stone is the checkerboard cut, which works better with the Mystic Topazes than any other cut. This stone picks up and throws light even when there's virtually no light to be thrown. Cherry and I were at a dimly lit restaurant a while back (our once a week splurge...), and you should have seen this thing sparkle -- it was a sight to see!

A Mercury Mist Topaz is really an incredible stone. Like all of the Mystic Fire topazes, it starts out in life as a natural, mined stone, but is enhanced with a treatment of Titanium, which I explain at length elsewhere. What's cool about this stone is the range of pastel irridesence. Icey blue's, cool green's, and splashs of gold and silver, with the occasional pink.