Heat-Treated Citrine

Hardness of 7 on the Mohs scale, orange-yellow color, vitreous luster, hexagonal crystal system, and no cleavage.

Produced artificially by heating natural purple amethyst or smoky quartz to temperatures between 400 and 500 degrees Celsius.

Widely used in jewelry, decorative crystal displays, and metaphysical healing practices.

Most commercial citrine on the market is actually heat-treated amethyst rather than naturally occurring yellow quartz. It retains the original crystal cluster matrix of the source amethyst.

Easily identified by its dark, burnt-orange coloration and white opaque base matrix typical of geode slices. Commonly sourced from Brazil and processed globally.