Citrine is a member of the larger quartz family, The name is derived from the colour – the yellow of the lemon - The Golden- yellows are the most sought-after, and comes in small as well as large sizes.

Citrine belongs to the larger Quartz family and is a very popular gem for jewellery manufacturers due to the availability in large sizes at affordable prices.

Much of the natural citrine may have started out as amethyst but heat from nearby magmatic bodies may have caused the change to citrine. Interestingly, a popular gemstone on the market is a mixture of half amethyst and half citrine and is given the name ametrine