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The Passion of

Colored Gemstones

Citrine


Believed to carry healing properties of the sun, with restorative powers for the body and soul.
The name citrine comes from the French “citron” and
Latin “citrus” meaning lemon-colored. Citrine is a
variety of quartz, and quartz has been used in jewelry
for thousands of years. Naturally colored citrine is
rare, and today most citrine quartz is the result of heat
treatment of amethyst quartz. Even so, gems from the
Victorian era have surfaced, demonstrating that citrine
was treasured even in earlier times.

​Color
Citrine is the transparent, pale yellow to brownish
orange variety of quartz and is quite rare in nature.
In the days before modern gemology, its tawny
color caused it to be confused with topaz. In the
contemporary market, citrine’s most popular shade is
an earthy deep brownish or reddish orange. The finest
citrine color is a saturated yellow to reddish orange free
of brownish tints.

Clarity
Eye-visible inclusions are not common in citrine but if
present they decrease its value.

​Source
The top sources for natural citrine are Bolivia,
Spain, Madagascar, Mexico and Uruguay. Amethyst
that is heat treated to a citrine color is mostly mined
in Brazil. In Bolivia, amethyst and citrine colors can
occur together in the same crystal. These unique
gems are called ametrine.

Treatments
Most citrine is the result of heating, which converts
less valuable shades of purple amethyst to the
golden shades of citrine. The saturation of the original
amethyst hue will determine the richness of the
resulting citrine yellow. Citrine’s attractive color, plus
the durability and affordability it shares with most other
quartz, make it a top-selling yellow to orange gem.
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​These faceted citrines show the gem’s range
of color from yellow to reddish orange.
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All information are courtesy of Gemological Institute of America (GIA). OR DIAMOND are not affiliated with, connected to, or associated with GIA other than selling diamonds and gemstones graded by GIA and have GIA trained staff gemologist and accredited jewelry professional on site. 
Images courtesy: Dr. Eduard J. Gübelin Collection; Steve Ulatowski, New Era Gems.
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