CITRINE

REFRACTIVE INDEX    1.544  -  1.553
HARDNESS       7.5 - 8
SPECIFIC GRAVITY     2.651

MINERAL  CLASS         Quartz

  

Citrine is  a member of the Quartz mineral family,  and is a beautiful gemstone and quite rare in its natural form.  Citrine has a beautiful golden yellow color which can vary from light to pale yellow.  The color of Citrine  is probably caused by  traces of iron.   Almost all Citrine on the market are  heat treated.

 

Acctually, very little amount of quartz which is mined is citrine, vast majority of citrine which is marketed are  produced by heat treating Amethyst and smoky quartz.

 

Deposits  of natural citrine are found mostly in Madagascar, Brazil, USA, Burma and Namibia.