madeira citrine 17.07cts - 18x16mm

The name Citrine is derived from Citron Italian and Citrini French which means  lemon. Citrine is acrocrystalline  formation. Citrine gemstone comes in rage  of golden, orange, orange- gold, honey  gold, copper yellow hues. Citrine is the birthstone of the month of November. In general citrines are heated to  get different shades of yellow. Ametrines are a combination of amethyst and citrine formed by nature. 

The main mineral quartz is available abundantly in the earth's  crest. Citrines are rich in Silicon-  oxygen. Citrines are commonly used for the  making of jewelry and carvings. Citrine are used in ancient days for  enhancing the psychic powers. It was  considered as the stone of the mind.  Citrines are called merchants stone which  brings prosperity. Sales people usually  keep citrines in cash drawers to improve  sales and fund growth. Healers use citrine to discard negative energy and promote mind clarity. It is also  said that citrine(quartz) ails endocrine and cleanses digestive system from poisonous elements. 

It also improves joy, love and decreases depression. Citrine is  available in Brazil, Bolivia, Africa and  Soviet Union. gempiece.com has a wide range of citrine loose gemstones and also deals with custom jewelry for more than two decades. Please  feel free to email us if you have any  orders and we most warmly welcome you. We  serve certificates from Gubelin, GIA-  Gemological Institute of America, AIGS-  Asian Institute of Gemological Sciences,  Tokyo gem lab, GIT, GRS etc. Citrine has a hardness of 7.0 on the Moh's  scale. The Specific gravity is 2.65 and  the Refractive Index lies between 1.544 to 1.553. 

This gemstone is a decor for  household as the prices are affordable and  the shades are brilliant. The clarity is  usually clear transparent and inclusions are rare. The citrine is associated with  the solar plexus chakra and is improves removal of toxins from the body and  overcomes addictions.