Amethyst/Citrine Set, Brazil  Overall Strength Prehistoric Online
Amethyst/Citrine Set, Brazil  Overall Strength Prehistoric Online
Amethyst/Citrine Set, Brazil  Overall Strength Prehistoric Online
Amethyst/Citrine Set, Brazil  Overall Strength Prehistoric Online

Amethyst/Citrine Set, Brazil Overall Strength

Amethyst and Citrine are the strongest of all metaphysical stones.? They promote physical and emotional strength.? Beautiful color on both.

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Amethyst is a beautiful stone that is in the quartz family. Amethyst is the most precious quartz mineral and comes in a few distinct colors including violet, purple, rose, lavender and mauve. When it comes to value, the most valuable color is that of a deep purple with tinges of violet. There are many gemstones that are similar in consistency to Amethyst, one of them is Citrine. Citrine is Amethyst that is heated; it turns yellow orange in color. The color of Amethyst was first attributed to manganese, however today; some people attribute the violet color to Ferric Thiocynate. Amethyst is a relatively hard substance. It is rated a 7 on the Moh?s scale which means it is a great stone to make ornamental jewelry out of. However, it should be noted that Amethyst can fracture when hit with too much force, even though it has a rating of 7 on Moh?s scales it is still 1/15 the hardness of a diamond. Amethyst can come in many sizes and while jewelry grade, Amethyst is very rare, other types of Amethyst can be meters long. Yes, meters long. For instance, Amethyst was founded in Mexico in 1900; it measured 33 feet, by 16 feet, by 10 feet and weighed over 8 tones.

Citrine is a beautiful gemstone that has become quite popular over the last few decades. While it is made from quartz (the most common type of mineral), it is quite rare in its natural form. Citrine has a beautiful yellow color which can vary from a light or pale yellow, to a yellowish orange to having other colors present such as a red or brown tinge. Citrine gets its wonderful hues from the small particles of iron trapped in this quartz mineral. In fact, Citrine usually has only about 40 parts per million particles of iron. The oxidation of this iron is what gives the Citrine its yellow or yellow orange color. It should be noted that Citrine is associated with Amethyst. It is in fact the substance, except it has a different oxidation state of the iron present. This means that you can easily heat up Amethyst to create Citrine.

Weight 3 oz
Dimensions 0.5 × 0.5 × 0.5 in
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