 The
citrine gemstone is version of quartz ranging in color from pale yellow
to brown. Citrine is essentially quartz with iron impurities
giving it the yellow to brown color. Both quartz and citrine have
a Mohs hardness of seven making them the same hardness as most sand.
Natural citrine is very rare and most commercial citrine gemstones are
actually heat treated versions of either smoky quartz or amethyst.
The leading producer of citrine is the Rio Grande do Sul region in
Brazil. Citrine is the "Traditional Birthstone" for the month of
November. (Many use the modern birthstones where topaz is the
birthstone for November.)You can find more information on citrine in Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia here. Please select the picture above-right, or select here to view our selection of natural and cubic zirconia versions of the citrine. |