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Citrine
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Natural Citrine
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Citrine is a form of Quartz and is usually distinguished
from the other popular forms of quartz by its yellow/golden
transparent (or at least semi-transparent) colour.
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Quartz is the common name for the crystal
form of silicon dioxide:
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Citrine is a popular stone with those interested in
energy work, healing (especially Crystal Healing and
work with chakras), and "New Age" pursuits
generally.
It is available in several forms including as Natural
Crystals, Crystal Clusters, Polished Crystals, and Tumble
Stones.
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This page includes the following sections:
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Structures of Citrine
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Quartz generally (including, but not only citrine)
is formed according to trigonal crystal symmetry. This
system of crystal symmetry consists of one vertical
axis of symmetry and three-horizonal axes of symmetry,
all of the horizonal axes being of the same length.
Quartz crystals, including those of citrine, usually
take the form of six-sided prisms whose faces may be
striated at right-angles to the length of the crystals.
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Distinguishing features
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Distinguishing Features of quartz (including Crystal Form;
Hardness = 7; conchoidal fracture);
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Yellow to Golden Colour (when mined);
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Note that citrine is easily confused with aged amethyst.
These crystals are difficult to distinguish one from the other
by sight alone.
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Associations of Citrine
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Citrine has many interesting metaphysical characteristics.
These include:
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Citrine does not hold or accumulate negative energies and
therefore never needs to be cleaned/cleansed/cleared.
(This is a very special property that only applies to citrine
and kyanite.)
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Citrine is sometimes used to attract and maintain material
wealth.
It may therefore be found in purses and cash-boxes.
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Citrine is associated with the 2nd and 3rd (Naval and Sloar
Plexus) Chakras, and with endurance.
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Positive influences on academic, educational and commercial
pursuits and inter-personal issues.
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Awareness and openness.
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Colours of Citrine
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Citrine is a transparent (or semi-transparent) yellow crystal.
Shades of citrine vary across the range of shades of yellow,
including pale through to golden brown / burnt amber.
More photographs of Citrine are included below.
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Citrine Natural
Twin-Points
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