Citrine is a gemstone which has been used in Greece since the Hellenistic period (end of the 4th to the end of the 1st century BC). The name citrine is derived from the French word citron - lemon. One can see why the French word for lemon is used to describe citrine crystals with all of their yellows. Citrine was chipped to get the variety of angles and depths which make these earrings unique. Citrine is found pale yellow to a madeira orange in all of its glorious golden and yellow colors. The yellow color is from the presence of iron, the darker the color - the higher the grade. SiO2 Citrine is transparent, coarse-grained variety of the silica mineral quartz. Citrine is a semiprecious gem that is valued for its yellow to brownish color and its resemblance to the rarer topaz. 1 inch long.

Type: Beaded

Material: stone