citrine

Lemon-hued gemstone

Citrine is a yellow to orange-brown variety of quartz, prized as a semiprecious gemstone.

Much commercial citrine is actually heat-treated amethyst, which turns golden when heated.

The word also serves as an adjective for the color itself—a greenish-yellow like lemon rind: citrine silk, citrine light filtering through the curtains.

birthstone

November

Eleventh month

birthstone · zodiac · astrology · horoscope · anniversary · celebration · natal

color

amber

Hardened ancient tree secretion

  • goldenBright yellow, or precious
  • yellowHue between green and orange
  • honeyBees' viscous nectar product

orange · lemon · saffron · mustard · cognac · caramel · honeyed · warm · tawny · ochre

gemstone

quartz

Crystalline silicon dioxide

brilliance · transparency · cut · inclusion · lapidary · cabochon · polished · rough · clarity · gemology

metaphysical

abundance

Ample supply, overflowing

energy · positivity · confidence · creativity · success · wealth · fortune · luck · optimism · willpower

jewelry

necklace

Neck-worn ornament

ring · brooch · setting · prong · bezel · goldsmith · jeweler · accessory · ornament · engagement

geology

hydrothermal

Hot water underground

  • veinVessel toward heart
  • geodeCrystal-lined rock cavity
  • BrazilLargest South American nation

Madagascar · Zambia · deposit · formation · ferric · crystallography · mineralogy · specimen · raw · uncut

Categories
Opposites
color/hue

citrineamethyst

Purple semiprecious quartz

purple · violet · indigo · blue · lavender

quartz variety

citrineamethyst

Purple semiprecious quartz

smoky quartz · rose quartz · morion

Phrases
Family

citric, citrines

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G