Citrine is a variety of quartz. It ranges in color from a pale yellow to brown. Citrine has ferric impurities, and is rarely found naturally. Most commercial citrine is in fact artificially heated amethyst or smoky quartz.

Its name is derived from the color – the yellow of the lemon. The most preferred stones have a clear, radiant yellowish to brownish red. Like all crystal quartzes, the citrine to a large extent is insensitive to scratches.

Although often cut as a gemstone, citrine is actually somewhat rare in nature. Specimens of low grade, inexpensive amethyst or smoky quartz are often cooked at high temperatures to produce the more profitable orange yellow citrine. Citrines whose colors have been produced by artificial means tend to have much more of an orange or reddish color.

Since there are not many yellow gemstones in the world of jewels, the citrine fulfils everyone’s color wishes, from lemon yellow to reddish brown.

Citrine gives wealth and wisdom. It is known to promote all-around health and well-being. It blesses with parenthood and happy marriages.