Brazilian Golden-Yellow Oval Citrine

About Citrine

Citrine is the yellow to orange variety of quartz, a mineral made of silicon dioxide. Its colour is usually linked to small amounts of iron and may range from pale lemon and champagne to honey, amber and reddish orange. It is normally transparent to translucent, with a glass-like lustre. Naturally coloured citrine is relatively rare; much commercial citrine is natural quartz, commonly amethyst or smoky quartz, whose colour…