common topaz vs quartz

common topaz and quartz both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
common topaz	Yes	No	No	No
quartz	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, quartz is a hypernym of common topaz; that is, quartz is a word with a broader meaning than common topaz:

common topaz: a yellow quartz
quartz: a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities

common topaz (noun)	quartz (noun)
a yellow quartz	a hard glossy mineral consisting of silicon dioxide in crystal form; present in most rocks (especially sandstone and granite); yellow sand is quartz with iron oxide impurities
	colorless glass made of almost pure silica