![]() ![]() Other amethyst imitations include purple cubic zirconia, purple glass, and plastic. They have the same physical properties, chemical properties, and optical properties. Remember, synthetic amethysts are real amethysts just like most other lab grown versions of other colored gemstones. Mainly marketplaces like Etsy and Facebook have these synthetics. You shouldn't expect to see lab grown amethyst jewelry at fine jewelry retailers. Lab created amethyst are grown and can also be created using gamma rays on smoky quartz. There are still synthetics and imitation stones for amethyst gems despite their abundance. ![]() It's distinguished as a different gemstone than a true amethyst. You may hear of the trade name of "green amethyst", but gemologists call this prasiolite. Heat treatments can also be used to lighten the color of amethysts and turn them into different colors. Ametrine stones make some of the most beautiful custom cut and fantasy cut gemstones. Heliodor ( Beryl) - Harder (7½ - 8), crystals are usually different (more elongated and perfect hexagons).Ametrine occurs naturally, but it's not common to see highly vivid deep purple and bright orange crystals. Topaz - Harder (8), has perfect cleavage, different crystal formation.Ĭhrysoberyl - Harder (8½), different crystal formation.Īpatite - Softer (5), crystal terminations usually differ from Citrine.įluorite - Much softer (4), different crystal formation. In Boekenhoutshoek (Magaliesberg), Mkobola district, South Africa, a unique form of natural Citrine is found together with Amethyst that has a spiky overgrowth of small crystals popularly called "Cactus Quartz". Other locations where natural Citrine is found is San Cristobal, Santander, Colombia Lubumbashi in Katanga (Shaba), Congo (Zaire) Antananarivo Province, Madagascar Salamanca, Spain and Dauphine, France. Most commercial gem-grade material comes from Rio Grande do Sul and Minas Gerais, Brazil, but almost all of the Brazilian material is heat treated Amethyst.Ī classic exhausted locality for natural Citrine is Olkhovka in the Northern Ural Mountains, Russia. Natural Citrine is not common and occurs sparingly in many large Quartz deposits. Citrine is also popular among mineral collectors, and small pieces and drusy plates are often sold to amateur collectors in gift shops. Gems are faceted for jewelry, and it is often used as an inexpensive substitute for Topaz. Yellow, yellow-brown, orange, dark orange-brown, reddish-brownĬitrine is known mainly for its use as a gemstone. Sometimes Citrine has a "smoky" hue to it, and can be borderlined between Citrine and Smoky Quartz, with either definition being correct.įor additional information, see the gemstone section on Citrine. ![]() Natural light yellow Citrine is often called "Lemon Quartz" on the gemstone market. Virtually all heat-treated material has a reddish tint, whereas the natural specimensĭo not. Natural Citrine, which is rare, is yellow to orange-yellow, and occurs in much lighter hues than the heat-treated material, which is dark orange-brown to reddish-brown. In some Amethyst deposits, the Amethyst has been partially or fullyĬhanged over to yellow Citrine by natural means of heating. Citrine may also be produced by heat-treating Smoky Quartz from certain ![]() Most Citrine is formed by heat treating purple Amethyst. It is a widely used as a gemstone, and after Amethyst it is the most popular Quartz gem. Citrine is the yellow to brownish-red variety of the mineral Quartz. ![]()
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