Natural citrine is a relatively rare variety of the mineral quartz.
Pale yellow-coloured stones are available in abundance and are often heated to mimic other varieties of quartz.
Citrine with a deep yellowish-orange colour is highly sought after. Brownish-orange crystals are also popular. This colour tends to be used for tumbling.
With natural citrine being rare, most commercial-grade material is amethyst that's been heated.
It's usually easy to tell
natural citrine from heated amethyst.
Citrine is the birthstone for November on the Modern Birthstone Chart.
MORE ABOUT CITRINE
Minerals: B
