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Citrine

Citrine — Quartz

Citrine is the golden quartz of November birthdays, almost always produced by heating amethyst. Bright, clean and inexpensive in every size, it rivals topaz for affordable warmth.

Colour
orange
Transparency
Transparent
RI
1.544–1.553
SG
2.64–2.69
Mohs
7.0
Birthstone
February · November
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