It is the responsibility of a good vender to educate themselves about what they are selling in order to ensure that they are selling you what they claim, but many just don't take the time. I don't believe that ignorance is a valid excuse. It is legal (and standard) in the United States to sell heat-treated amethyst as "citrine", but sellers should disclose whether a stone is treated by calling it "enhanced." Unfortunately most people selling heat-treated amethyst call it "natural citrine" and do not even know that it is NOT the real thing, so they do not inform the buyer, and will often actually tell their customers that it is real or untreated. Why would something that is incredibly rare be less expensive than something that is abundant and not natural? It is simply a ploy to get you to spend more money for a cheap knockoff. I have seen sellers of Madeira citrine (a higher heat product) say on their websites that the heat-treated imitation is more expensive than natural citrine, but that is not even remotely true. High temperatures will also fade citrine, so do not leave it in your car in the sun or steam clean it.Ī Genuine Smoky Citrine From DoodlepunkArt - Notice the parallel sides and darkness at base.Īt least 99% of the "citrine" on the market is heat-treated amethyst, which again is colored by the presence of iron, not aluminum and lithium, like true citrine. Real citrine is less photoensitive so the color will last longer than amethyst, although I do recommend storing it in the dark as well when not in use, because it will fade as well, just not as quickly.
Smoky Citrine Pendant from DoodlepunkArt - SOLDĪlso, something to think about when choosing between heat-treated amethyst and true citrine, is amethyst is very sensitive to light, so it will fade when exposed to high light until eventually the color will be gone completely if it is not carefully stored in the dark when not in use and carefully protected from direct sunlight. Heated-amethyst "citrine" properties are almost identical to untreated amethyst. If you are looking at citrine for its metaphysical properties, be certain it is not heat-treated amethyst because it will not have the same healing properties as real citrine. Unfortunately, with all the heat-treated amethyst flooding the market, it can be challenging to find real citrines. On the market is actually heat-treated amethyst. Since amethyst is found in abundance, most "citrine" sold Heat-Treated Amethyst "Citrine" will never range on the greenish side and unheated citrine will never be a bright orange-yellow.
Notice how the color is more of a greenish-yellow. Heat treatment changed the color to a bright orangish-yellow. Also, see the diamond shape? This crystal was broken from a cluster of amethyst crystals on a matrix, like the clusters shown down further in this document. It's color range from smoky, to olive tinted yellow to a lemon yellow that closer to the green spectrum of yellow than to the orange side.įake Citrine from Notice how the color is an orangish yellow. When amethyst is heated it turnsĬolors that vary from bright goldenrod, to amber, orange or brown and is soldĪs "citrine." True citrine is not tinted to the orange side of yellow. By contrast is colored by iron built into the quartz crystal lattice
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