November has two birthstones – topaz and citrine – but I am only going to talk about citrines in today’s post. Citrine was only added to the list of birthstones published by then American National Retail Jeweler’s Association (now Jewellers of America (JA)) in 1952. The name ‘citrine’ comes from the French word for lemon which is ‘citron’ and it ranges in colour from a light yellow to a goldy orange. The citrine belongs to the quartz family of gemstones.
Natural citrines are more likely to be a lemon yellow. However, foiling of the stones was common up to the beginning of the 19th century and could result in them appearing darker, more a gold or orange than a lemon colour.
Citrine is quite rare in nature and much of the citrine we see in jewellery is heat treated amethyst or smokey quartz. The treatment is stable and permanent.
Citrine is also the gem stone for the 13th wedding anniversary, which would be a lovely gift.
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