Citrine - November's Birthstone

Citrine is the traditional birthstone for November, and is the traditional given gift for the 13^th  and 17^th 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.