Citrine is the traditional birthstone for November, and is the traditional given gift for the 13th
and 17th wedding anniversaries. Citrine is known as the
"healing quartz". This golden gemstone is said to support vitality
and health while encouraging and guiding hope, energy and warmth within the
wearer. Citrine is associated with the values of hope, cheerfulness, youth,
health, and fidelity.
Citrine is any quartz
crystal or cluster that is yellow or orange in colour. Although it is a common
gemstone, citrine is actually somewhat rare in nature. Most citrines on the
market have been heat treated. Citrines whose colours have been produced by
artificial means tend to have much more of an orange or reddish cast than those
found in nature, which are usually a pale yellow. Much of the natural citrine
may have started out as amethyst but change to citrine by natural heat.
