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November's Birthstone
“Quartz keeps a remarkable palette—golden as citrine, green as prasiolite, violet as amethyst.”
November glows in shades of red, gold, orange, amber, and green!
Citrine, one of November’s birthstones, is a variety of quartz famous for its warm shades of lemon yellow, honey, gold and rich orange. Its name is generally associated with the French citron, meaning “lemon,” and the stone has long been associated with sunshine, warmth and prosperity.
Among the more unusual members of the colorful quartz family is green quartz, sometimes encountered under the name “green citrine.”
Gemologically, it is more properly called prasiolite, a beautiful pale green to yellow-green quartz. Citrine, prasiolite and purple amethyst are all closely related varieties of crystalline quartz, their strikingly different colors arising from differences in trace elements and their chemical states within the crystal.
Color transformations within this family are particularly fascinating. Heating certain amethysts can produce the golden yellows and oranges associated with citrine, while particular material can turn green, producing prasiolite. Naturally occurring green quartz is quite rare.
Citrine and golden quartz became particularly fashionable in Scottish jewelry during the Victorian period, appearing in brooches, plaid pins and other pieces associated with Highland dress. 💚 🖤 💚 💎 💎 💎
Citrine has especially rich folklore because its golden color has long connected it with sunlight, warmth, prosperity, and protection. The name comes from the French citron, meaning “lemon,” although natural citrine can range from pale yellow and honey-gold to deep amber and smoky orange. Along with topaz, citrine is one of the traditional birthstones of November, a particularly fitting stone for a month when the northern world is slipping toward winter darkness.
In the ancient Mediterranean world, yellow quartz was worn as jewelry and amulets, and later gemstone lore associated citrine with the power of the sun. Its warm color gave it a reputation as a stone that could carry a little sunlight into dark places—warding off gloom, fear, and troubling dreams. In later European crystal folklore, citrine acquired associations with cheerfulness, confidence, clear thinking, and vitality. It was sometimes described as a stone that did not merely protect its owner from misfortune, but helped turn circumstances toward good fortune.
Perhaps its most enduring nickname is the “merchant’s stone.” According to modern gemstone folklore, merchants kept citrine in a purse, cash box, or place of business in the belief that it would attract prosperity while helping its owner hold on to what had been earned. This developed into the broader idea of citrine as a stone of abundance, generosity, success, and good fortune—which may explain why its golden shades became especially fashionable in jewelry during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
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