Citrine

Item Description

Citrine is yellow variety of Quartz, as well as being one of the birthstones for November. Most people are familiar with Citrine, but I think a lot of them would be surprised to know that a good majority of the Citrine that one encounters on the market has been heated to turn them yellow. There's actually not a lot of natural yellow Citrine in the world, so many years ago somebody discovered that you can heat natural purple Amethyst gems (of which there is an abundance from various world localities) and with the right combination of temperature and time, you'll produce attractive yellow Citrine gems. You'll see heated Citrines stones on the market that range from a soft yellow hue to a rich orange-red color (called Madeira Citrine). This stone is on the darker end of the spectrum, as it shows a rich golden color. Now there are hundreds of thousands of heated Citrine gems on the market, and they are completely accepted by dealers and collectors, so long as the buyer knows they are buying a heated stone. With that said, this is good sized stone, with wonderful color saturation. It is virtually eye clean with a "Rectangle Brilliant" cut.